000 FZNT23 KNHC 262058 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO WILL STALL JUST N OF NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. PREFRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 86W WILL TILT NE TO SW OVER NW CARIBBEAN BEFORE DISSIPATING WED. FRESH TRADE WINDS OVER THE W CARIBBEAN AND NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL INCREASE TO MODERATE LATE THU THROUGH SAT. FRESH TRADE WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT WILL DIMINISH BY THU AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTION OF THE ZONE SAT. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF TROUGH TO 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. 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 AND SAT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FRI W OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .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 AND WED NIGHT...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 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. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA ARE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO E WATERS TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N72W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 23N80W TUE MORNING AND FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT BY LATE WED. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE ARE ON FRI. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES E ACROSS THE ZONE N OF 29N THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 .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 78W. 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 AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER