000 FZNT23 KNHC 031431 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING AND EXPANDING TO THE N AND E TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AS STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS THE SW N ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. TRADES WILL DIMINISH WED AND THU AS ATLC HIGH PRES RAPIDLY SHIFTS NE. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 17N. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL MON THROUGH TUE. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL MON THROUGH TUE. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON THROUGH TUE. .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 IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT SE IN TO THE AREA FROM THE CAROLINAS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT MOVING E OF THE AREA MON AS RIDGING EXTENDS ALONG 29N THROUGH TUE MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA MON NIGHT AND TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA TUE EVENING SHIFTING E OF THE AREA WED EVENING. HIGH PRES RETURNS OVER THE FAR N WATERS THU. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 26N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE... EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO 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 N TO NE EAST OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY