000 FZNT23 KNHC 030150 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 02 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE TRADES WILL INCREASE AND EXPAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS MON AND TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE NEAR THE YUCATAN PASSAGE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. NE TRADES WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AND CONTINUE ELSEWHERE ON THU. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT DOWNSTREAM WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 02 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL MON AND TUE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUN. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 02 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 63W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE 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 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SE TILL A REINFORCING FRONT MERGES AND PUSHES IT E OF AREA SUN NIGHT. A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT E ALONG 31N SUN TO NEAR BERMUDA MON WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING ALL WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE UNITED STATES COAST AT SUNRISE TUE...REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA SUNRISE WED...THEN WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES THROUGH THE SE WATERS ON THU. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT APR 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON