000 FZNT23 KNHC 180838 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON APR 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REMAINS DISRUPTED BY PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE SW N ATLC THROUGH FRI. THE SURFACE TROUGH LIES ALONG 57W N OF 14N AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO ALONG 60W N OF 15N WED NIGHT AND MERGE WITH A LOW PRES SYSTEM N OF THE AREA THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...S OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...S OF 13N E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...FROM 10N TO 13N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 13N W OF 80W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .WED...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .THU AND FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA WILL APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN PORTION LATE WED. THE 1011 MB AREA OF LOW PRES WILL BRUSH 65W ALONG 26N EARLY FRI BEFORE TURNING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 69W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT AND TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 30N E OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF 70W AND FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 22N E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER