000 FZNT23 KNHC 030913 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 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 N AND E MON AND TUE AND STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS THE W ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TUE NIGHT INTO WED THEN LIFT N LATE WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 17N. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT DOWNSTREAM OF WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL MON NIGHT 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 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL MON. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON. .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. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN FURTHER BEFORE A REINFORCING FRONTAL TROUGH SWEEPING ACROSS N PORTIONS MERGES AND MOVES E OF AREA TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS FLORIDA AND NW BAHAMAS THIS MORNING WILL REORGANIZE OF GEORGIA AND S CAROLINA COASTS THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFT E TO NEAR BERMUDA AND STRENGTHEN MON WITH SE TO S RETURN FLOW INCREASING ALL WATERS THROUGH TUE MORNING. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST TUE AFTERNOON...REACHING FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA WED MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES MORE E TO W ALIGNED WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY SE TO S 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N LATE TONIGHT. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT IN NE WAVES. W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL REMNANTS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 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 STRIPLING