000 FZNT23 KNHC 142121 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN HAS BECOME ILL DEFINED THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND TROUGH FROM 16N65W NE THROUGH ANEGADA PASSAGE WILL DRIFT W THROUGH FRI AND DISSIPATE ALONG 68W FRI NIGHT. A THIRD BROAD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC BETWEEN 52W AND 62W FROM 18N TO 30N THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND DRIFT W THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS FRI...INCREASING N OF 18N E OF 77W TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT N OF 18N E OF 77W FRI. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. E OF 85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W 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 77W 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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT MON AND 5 TO 8 FT TUE. 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 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT TUE. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH NE SWELLS BLEEDING THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. .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 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .SAT THROUGH 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. .TUE...N OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS THEN W TO SE FLORIDA WILL STALL FROM 31N68W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD BETWEEN BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRI NIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N72W TO SE FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011 .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS EARLY FRI. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S AND E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 70W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...W OF 75W W TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING