000 FZNT23 KNHC 140320 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED APR 13 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ALONG 73W WILL SHIFT W TO 76W BY THU AFTERNOON THEN BECOME ILL DEFINED ALONG 77W THU EVENING. ELONGATED LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 42W WITH ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH THEN SHEARLINE EXTENDING SW TO 21N45W TO 23N61W. LOW WILL SINK SE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU WHILE SHEARLINE SINKS S INTO N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC AND MEANDERS THROUGH SAT. NEW TROUGH TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 57/58W FRI THROUGH SAT AND SHIFT W TO 62W BY MON. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT THU. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS S TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF SHEARLINE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF SHEARLINE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG SHEARLINE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO FLORIDA KEYS WILL DRIFT S INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND STALL ACROSS NW BAHAMAS THROUGH THU EVENING WHILE N PORTION CONTINUES TO MOVE E TO 31N70W AND WEAKEN FURTHER THEN DISSIPATE FRI. RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF 31N WITH STRONG S BREEZE N OF 27N W OF 77W EARLY SUN AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS EARLY SUN. FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 28N81W LATE SUN THEN LIFT N AND BECOME DIFFUSE MON. BROAD TROUGH TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 57/58W FRI THROUGH SAT AND SHIFT W TO 62W BY MON. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 74W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NW OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING