000 FZNT23 KNHC 180858 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM YUCATAN CHANNEL TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE TO W CUBA TO 18N84W TONIGHT AND FROM CENTRAL CUBA 18N81W TUE EVENING AND FROM E CUBA TO 18N79W TUE AND NE OF THE AREA WED. TROUGH ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 13N55W TO 13N60W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 80W N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 17N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT,. .THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 16N. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 16N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N S OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. THU...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA LATER TODAY. TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN AND SE GULF MOVE MOVE E-NE ACROSS W CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TODAY A WEAK LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE THROUGH OVER THE N BAHAMAS TONIGHT. THIS TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH THE WEAK FRONT AND EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO 25N70W MON EVENING AND FROM 28M65W TO 24N70W WED AND E OF THE AREA THU. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF 76W IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...NW OF TROUGH TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS