000 FZNT23 KNHC 030907 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE APR 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 03 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT LATER TODAY. THE MERGING FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE SAME AREA WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 03 2012 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 03 2012 .TODAY THROUGH THU...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. .FRI AND SAT...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. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 03 2012 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NE PART. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 03 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. N OF 18N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .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 SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 03 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO 28N72W TO 31N79W WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE EXITING THE AREA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE N WATERS WED NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE AREA BY THU...BECOMING DIFFUSE ACROSS THE NE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A LOW PRES SYSTEM MAY BRING ANOTHER INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 03 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N E OF 72 TONIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. 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 W OF 74W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W AND N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W AND S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT N OF 28N W OF 78W. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ 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 GR