000 FZNT23 KNHC 050918 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE...EASTERLY TRADES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WED THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 83W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .TONIGHT 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. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT THU. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL FRI SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO LOWER FLORIDA KEYS WED MORNING...THEN STALL W TO E ALONG 24N WED EVENING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA THU NIGHT THEN SHIFT S EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 27N FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 73W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W 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 BECOMING SW 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. .SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING