000 FZNT23 KNHC 041433 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE SE U.S. WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE...EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH WED THROUGH FRI AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E NORTH OF 19N TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 18N E OF 80W...AND 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 83W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...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 EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TAIL END OF A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NEAR 23N65W TO NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS DISSIPATING BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT NE FROM 31N69W THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA TUE EVENING THEN FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED MORNING MOVING E OF AREA LATE WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN OVER W PORTION LATE THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. 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 E AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W 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 EXCEPT SE TO S AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT FRI. 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN