000 FZNT23 KNHC 011444 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED STALLING AND WEAKENING THU. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 KT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 18N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N LATE. .THU...N OF 18N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 26N78W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE MON INTO TUE. LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT IMPACTING THE ZONE MAINLY E OF 70W TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE ZONE LATE TUE AND WED WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT POISED TO IMPACT N OF 29N BY THU. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 70W MON NIGHT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 23N E OF 72 LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W...5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 AT 1800 UTC THE OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST ZONES CHANGE FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND SW N ATLANTIC AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. FOR DETAILS SEE WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/EXPERIMENTAL/OFFSHORES/ EFFECTIVE APRIL 03 2012 NEW RADIOFAX SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS CHARTS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. ON AIR SCHEDULE LISTING OF THE NEW SCHEDULE BEGINS ON OR ABOUT MAR 28 2012. FORECAST COVERAGE FOR NEW ORLEANS...MIAMI AND SAN JUAN NAVTEX CHANGES APR 03 2012. FOR DETAILS SEE NGA OR USCG NOTICES TO MARINERS OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MARINE FORECASTER HUFFMAN