000 FZNT23 KNHC 221436 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON EXPANDING INTO THE W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE AND INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT AND FRI. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL FRI. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SUN. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 T0 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 T0 1O KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 67W... EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 67W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .SAT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 28N78W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS TO THE E. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONTAL TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY