000 FZNT23 KNHC 132017 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC 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. AMZ001-140900- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL CONTINUE E ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS N OF 17N THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND MOVE E OF AREA LATE MON. STRENGTHENING ATLANTIC HIGH PRES WILL SURGE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND SAT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISHING FROM THE N ON WED. $$ AMZ011-140900- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-140900- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-140900- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-140900- GULF OF HONDURAS- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-140900- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ021-140900- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 74W. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ023-140900- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-140900- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ027-140900- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E HALF. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ029-140900- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ031-140900- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ033-140900- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-140900- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ037-140900- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W HALF. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ039-140900- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 79W. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ101-140900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE SAT. SURFACE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT SE OFF THE CAROLINAS SAT...REACHING 31N70W LATE SUN...THEN MEANDER ALONG 31N WITH RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 31N ON MON. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ111-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ113-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ115-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ117-140900- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-140900- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-140900- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 60W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 60W...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT E OF 60W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON 000 FZNT23 KNHC 132017 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC 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. AMZ001-140900- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL CONTINUE E ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS N OF 17N THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND MOVE E OF AREA LATE MON. STRENGTHENING ATLANTIC HIGH PRES WILL SURGE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND SAT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISHING FROM THE N ON WED. $$ AMZ011-140900- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-140900- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-140900- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-140900- GULF OF HONDURAS- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-140900- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ021-140900- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 74W. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ023-140900- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-140900- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ027-140900- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E HALF. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ029-140900- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ031-140900- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ033-140900- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-140900- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ037-140900- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W HALF. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ039-140900- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 79W. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ101-140900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE SAT. SURFACE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT SE OFF THE CAROLINAS SAT...REACHING 31N70W LATE SUN...THEN MEANDER ALONG 31N WITH RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 31N ON MON. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ111-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ113-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ115-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ117-140900- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-140900- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-140900- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-140900- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 417 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 60W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 60W...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT E OF 60W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON