000 FZNT23 KNHC 060925 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED APR 06 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. AMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED APR 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS STALLED ACROSS SE GULF OF MEXICO AND WILL EXTEND THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC WILL SHIFT NE TODAY ALLOWING EASTERLY TRADES TO DIMINISH THROUGH SAT AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. $$ AMZ082-061530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED APR 06 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ084-061530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED APR 06 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-061530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED APR 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E BY THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-061530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED APR 06 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT THU. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT N OF 20N SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ088-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED APR 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 31N71W TO NW BAHAMAS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS E ALONG 25N THU BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. HIGH PRES TO BUILD N OF AREA BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH THU BEFORE SINKING S TO ALONG 28N BY SAT. WEAK FRONT TO SINK INTO NE PORTIONS SUN. $$ AMZ080-061530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED APR 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS E OF 75W THIS EVENING AND SE 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE WEST OF 75W SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING