000 FZNT23 KNHC 041456 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 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. AMZ001-050300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES 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 ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH MON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SEA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW. $$ AMZ011-050300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ013-050300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ015-050300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ017-050300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 17N W OF 87W... AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 87W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE... E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 87W...AND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ019-050300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ021-050300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ023-050300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ025-050300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-050300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-050300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-050300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ033-050300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ035-050300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-050300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-050300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-050300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E SAT IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM NEAR 31N79W TO 29N81W SUN MORNING LIFTING BACK NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ATLC RIDGING REBUILDS. THE FRONT WILL PUSH BACK SE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON TUE. N TO NE SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ111-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ113-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ115-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ117-050300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ119-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-050300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-050300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS