000 FZNT23 KNHC 311451 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 31 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. AMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE YUCATAN PASSAGE TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT THE SE TRADES WILL RELAX SOME OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ AMZ082-312130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 84W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT..S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ084-312130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-312130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ087-312130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. $$ AMZ088-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE E TONIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA LATE FRI...THEN STALL FROM 27N65W TO SE CUBA SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE NE WATERS SAT NIGHT...MERGE WITH THE INITIAL FRONT SUN...WITH THE MERGED BOUNDARY MOVING SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. A NW TO SE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-312130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW WINDS NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF INITIAL FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF INITIAL FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR INITIAL FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING FROM W. SEAS 7 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON