000 FZNT23 KNHC 122110 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE APR 12 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH ACROSS CARIBBEAN ALONG 68W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES 80W THROUGH FRI. BROAD TROUGH TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 55W FRI AND SAT AND WILL FURTHER WEAKEN TRADES ACROSS TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 19N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE OF JAMAICA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NE OF JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 72W. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 16N W OF 57W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW TO N BAHAMAS WILL BE FORCED E BY COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS THIS EVENING. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO NW BAHAMAS WED NIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 31N69W TO 27N71W LATE FRI. NEW RIDGE WILL TAKE OVER BEHIND FRONT WITH A SECOND FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT LATE...SHIFTING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W E OF NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING