000 FZNT23 KNHC 270859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE APR 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE E THROUGH CUBA AND CLIP THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE DISSIPATE. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...N OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E PART. 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 W OF 80W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 16N 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 SHIFTING SE TO S WED NIGHT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO 31N65W TO W CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W WED AND OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON FRI. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES E ACROSS THE ZONE N OF 29N THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 .TODAY...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG MERGED FRONT. .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