000 FZNT23 KNHC 160842 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADEWINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. A BROAD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND...MAINLY AFFECTING THE WATERS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. E OF 85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND SE CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND SE CUBA. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. .WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 64W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH NE SWELLS BLEEDING THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.. .WED...W OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...N OF 17N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO SOUTH FLORIDA SUN MORNING THEN REACH 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A BROAD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TROUGH AXIS WILL REMAIN E OF THE AREA...BUT WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PART OF THE AREA WED. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 76W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72 NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E AND NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AL