000 FZNT23 KNHC 261519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. 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. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THU. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT THEN SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .WED...S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST S OF 17N E 80W. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. .THU...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1020 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC NEAR 27N53N EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE MUCH OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO NW CUBA TUE MORNING AND FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT BY LATE WED...THEN THE FRONT WILL EXTEND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SW ATLANTIC THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST W OF 76W. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N AND 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 24N AND 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FIRST FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 1O KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 78W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT W OF BAHAMAS WINDS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND NE TO E WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR