000 FZNT23 KNHC 040856 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON APR 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND SE U.S. WILL SHIFT E TODAY AND THEN NE TONIGHT THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN DIMINISH SOME WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN BUILDING E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BY 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. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SE AND BECOME NEARLY W TO E ALIGNED ALONG 23N TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT N ON TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E FROM THE CAROLINAS TO NEAR BERMUDA MON SETTING UP INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT REACHING THE SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY TUE THEN FROM 28N65W TO NW BAHAMAS EARLY WED EVENING...THEN SLOW AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS THU. SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN OVER THE NW PORTION FRI. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON THEN SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT N OF 30N...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE 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 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 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING