000 FZNT23 KNHC 240235 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...INCREASING TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. SE WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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. WINDS AND SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-240930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-240930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TONIGHT 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 8 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 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL 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. .SUN NIGHT AND 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. .WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-240930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 13N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-240930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. 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 S OF 12N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 17N SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUN NIGHT. 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 LATE. 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. .WED...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR 28N76W WILL BUILD TO THE E AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH CENTER SHIFTS TO THE E. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY MON AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE MORNING AND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE EVENING AND WILL RAPIDLY MOVE SE WED. $$ AMZ080-240930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI APR 23 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...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. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...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. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 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. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N W OF 70W. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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. .WED...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR