000 FZNT23 KNHC 300931 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS DIMINISH IN GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS WHILE SHIFTING E. FRESH TRADES PERSIST OVER E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN. TRADES INCREASE OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS JUST N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG AND GUSTY S TO SW FLOW INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT TO NEAR GALE FORCE AHEAD OF HEALTHY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY FRI THEN FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS EARLY SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N WATERS BETWEEN FLORIDA AND BERMUDA LATE SAT MOVING E OF AREA EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SUN. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AND GUSTY LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES