000 FZNT23 KNHC 031417 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...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. AMZ001-040230- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SW N ATLC WILL DRIFT SLOWLY E AND MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH FLOW ELSEWHERE. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO AND THE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW FOR FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THIS EVENING THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ011-040230- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ013-040230- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ015-040230- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ017-040230- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 87W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N W OF 87W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 87W...AND E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ019-040230- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ021-040230- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ023-040230- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ025-040230- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-040230- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-040230- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-040230- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ033-040230- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ035-040230- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-040230- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-040230- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-040230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...THE TAIL END OF A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT SINKING SLOWLY S INTO PUERTO RICO COASTAL WATERS AND INTO E HISPANIOLA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT S THROUGH FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME NE CARIBBEAN. 1024 MB HIGH NEAR 29N73W WILL SHIFT E REACHING 65W BY EARLY SUN IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE SAT... STALL FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W SUN...THEN MOVE BACK TOWARDS NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH MON. N TO NE SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ111-040230- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-040230- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ115-040230- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ117-040230- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ119-040230- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-040230- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 25N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-040230- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-040230- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-040230- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1017 AM EDT THU APR 3 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING