000 FZNT23 KNHC 021345 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 MON APR 02 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 02 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH FRI. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE INTO WED STALLING AND WEAKENING THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 02 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 02 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 02 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NE PART. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 02 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...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 E TO SE 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. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 02 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO 27N70W TO 30N80W THIS EVENING...MOVING E OF THE AREA TUE. LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE NE HALF OF THE ZONE BEHIND THE FRONT TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE OVER THE SW N ATLC TUE NIGHT AND WED. A MUCH WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION LATE WED BECOMING DIFFUSE N OF 27N THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 02 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF 74W LATE...AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT E OF 72W. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 23N E OF 72 TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 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 LEWITSKY