000 FZNT23 KNHC 011445 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 TUE IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS FAR NW PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN INITIAL COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO NW CUBA WILL STALL FROM 28N65W TO SE CUBA SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL RACE SE AND MERGE WITH THE INITIAL FRONT SAT NIGHT...WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING E OF AREA LATE SUN. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT E OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SUN NIGHT REACHING NEAR BERMUDA MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ENTIRE AREA MON NIGHT...AND INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TUE REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AROUND SUNRISE WED. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E 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 6 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT SAT NIGHT. 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 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TOP E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. 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 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON