000 FZNT23 KNHC 182128 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS ATLC RIDGE REMAINS DISRUPTED BY PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND SW N ATLC THROUGH FRI. THE SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 28N60W TO 18N57W TO 12N58W. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT WNW AND A WEAK LOW PRES COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS BY FRI NEAR 26N64W. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS S OF 13N W OF 80W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT... W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 31N68W TO 29N74W. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA WILL APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN PORTION LATE THU INTO FRI. A WEAK LOW PRES COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS NEAR 26N64W BY FRI. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH 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. .SAT...FROM 24N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 27N W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR