000 FZNT23 KNHC 231410 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. SE WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP IN THE SW CARIBBEAN ON MON. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC DURING THE PERIOD WITH BUILDING NW SWELL ARRIVING LATE SUN AND MON...WITH TRADES AND SEAS INCREASING IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 18N E OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND SAT NIGHT...BECOMING SE TO S W OF 82W SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 SAT NIGHT AND SUN. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 T0 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. .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 NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE...E OF TROUGH LATE. 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 SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...BECOMING E TO SE LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 13N. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL N OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL W OF FRONTAL TROUGH. 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 BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 25N69W WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. 1018 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR 29N77W WILL BUILD TO THE E BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS TO THE E. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY MON AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA MON EVENING THEN FROM 31N67W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY TUE AND SE OF THE WATERS BY LATE TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. 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 2 TO 4 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 BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 76W LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. 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 EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT N OF 29N...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST E OF 75W. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .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 1 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 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY