000 FZNT23 KNHC 260930 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON APR 26 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED INCREASING TO STRONG THU AND FRI. STRONGER TRADES WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN LATE WED THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC SHIFTING E ON FRI. MODERATE TO STRONG SE TRADE WINDS OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS A FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA STALLING ON TUE AND DISSIPATING BY TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT TO 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .WED...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT JUST S OF CUBA. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN JUST S OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 13N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE ANCHORED TO THE E OF AREA. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE W PART OF THE AREA TO INCREASE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT FROM 31N75W TO NW CUBA FROM BERMUDA TO N/CENTRAL CUBA WED NIGHT EXITING THE AREA FRI. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW CORNER WED THEN DISSIPATING THU. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL REMAIN E OF THE LEADING FRONT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND AHEAD OF THE TRAILING FRONT ON WED THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF LEADING FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF LEADING FRONT TO TRAILING FRONT E OF THE BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF TRAILING FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF THE BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E OF TRAILING FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF TRAILING FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING W TO E 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF LEADING FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF LEADING FRONT EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLACE