000 FZNT23 KNHC 230833 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. WINDS FROM THE SE WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY INTO EARLY SUN. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE AND INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TODAY...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA...HIGHEST SEAS GULF OF HONDURAS AND S OF 17N E OF 78W. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TODAY 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 9 TO 11 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 7 FT SUN. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 T0 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN 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 7 FT...HIGHEST 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. .TUE...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT LOCALLY 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 10 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. .TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N65W TO 27N70W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS TO THE E. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE MON AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO JUST E OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT N OF 30N THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. 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 3 TO 5 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 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .MON...N OF 28N 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 NW PART. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB