000 FZNT23 KNHC 140854 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU APR 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH BETWEEN 68W AND 75W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A SECOND TROUGH WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE LEEWARDS TONIGHT AND DRIFT E OVER THE ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 22N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE SOME EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .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...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO FLORIDA KEYS WILL STALL FROM 31N68W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRI NIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING N OF THE RIDGE SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS SAT NIGHT. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N72W TO SE FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TODAY...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 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 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 TO 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON