000 FZNT23 KNHC 241440 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 24 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS AS HIGH PRES CONTINUES TO BUILD N OF THE AREA. A TROUGH OF LOW PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT FROM COLOMBIA AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN WITH BUILDING N AND NE SWELL ARRIVING LATE SUN AND MON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL ALSO INCREASE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT...AND EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT JUST S OF CUBA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT JUST S OF CUBA. .MON...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT JUST S OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT AND SUN. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 T0 1O KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT AND SUN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE MON...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE MON...EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 T0 1O KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE MON. .TUE...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 13N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR NE ATLC PASSAGES. .WED...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL LATE TONIGHT. N OF 17N SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUN NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR 28N73W WILL SHIFT TO THE E TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE ALONG THE FLORIDA COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE MON AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO SE FLORIDA AROUND SUNRISE TUE THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N69W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE TUE AND WILL OVERTAKE THE OLD FRONTAL TROUGH AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N67W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N E OF 73W. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N...BECOMING E TO SE N OF 22N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST E OF 70W... AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N OF 29N... SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 10 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WINDS BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF BOTH FRONTS. .WED...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 30N. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. S OF 28N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY