000 FZNT23 KNHC 310233 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS DIMINISH IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. FRESH TRADES PERSIST OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SAT. TRADES INCREASE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN BASIN SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-310930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N LATE...AND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-310930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. 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 LATE. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE SUN AND MON. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-310930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LOCALLY TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 68W...AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-310930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT 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 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT FAR NE PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. $$ AMZ088-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG AND GUSTY S TO SW FLOW TO NEAR GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR OFF THE FLORIDA COAST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THROUGH THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS FRI MORNING THEN WILL STALL FROM 30N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT AS A REINFORCING COLD FRONT DIVES DOWN FROM THE NW. THE FRONTS WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SUN MORNING WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-310930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 73W. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 360 NM BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 28N W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT LATE...AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF 72W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE...EXCEPT SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE. N OF 25N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE ...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. .MON...N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY