000 FZNT23 KNHC 051447 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR EASTERLY TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH WED THROUGH SAT AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 83W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS IN THE EVENINGS FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO GRAND BAHAMA THIS EVENING THEN FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN N OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WED THROUGH THU DROPPING S INTO THE NE PART FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 72W WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 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 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY