000 FZNT23 KNHC 012033 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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. THE FRONT WILL STALL IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN EARLY WED. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS FAR NW PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TONIGHT 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. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TONIGHT 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N NW TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA WILL STALL FROM 28N65W TO SE CUBA SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL RACE SE AND MERGE WITH THE INITIAL FRONT SAT NIGHT...WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING E OF AREA LATE SUN. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT E OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SUN NIGHT REACHING NEAR BERMUDA MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ENTIRE AREA MON NIGHT...AND INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TUE REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AROUND SUNRISE WED AND FROM 29N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...E OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AL