000 FZNT23 KNHC 020301 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS DOMINATE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH FRI. FRONTAL TROUGH MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED STALLING AND WEAKENING THU. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .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 FRI...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. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N OF 19N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND TROUGH. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 18N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N LATE. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 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. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO 25N73W MOVE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS LATE MON INTO TUE. LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT IMPACT BASIN E OF 70W TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES SETTLE OVER ZONE LATE TUE AND WED. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE TO ALONG 29N THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN APR 01 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF TROUGH TO 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 75W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N AT 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL MON NIGHT. N OF 28N W OF 75W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL FROM 73W TO 77W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. S OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN N SWELL TUE NIGHT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 7 FT FROM 70W TO 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND TO 7 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 2 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 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 29N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ 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 WALLY BARNES