000 FZNT23 KNHC 010914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI APR 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN INCREASE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE W ATLC. FRESH SE WINDS WILL REESTABLISH ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS FAR NW PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BY SAT. N OF 11N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 72W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT TUE IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM NEAR 31N77W TO STUART FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE W OF BAHAMAS WHILE E PORTION MOVES SE TO FAR SE PORTIONS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN BEFORE BECOMING ILL DEFINED MON. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE NE WATERS SAT AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OUT OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AS IT SLIDES E ALONG 30N SUN AND MON. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM HISPANIOLA THROUGH THE BAHAMAS MON AND TUE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND DEEPENING LOW PRES W OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS E AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N. 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 25N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S SUN NIGHT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .TUE...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING