000 FZNT23 KNHC 190226 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 SAT. THE SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 29N60W TO 22N58W TO 15N58W. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT WNW AND A WEAK LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS BY WED. THE LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW TO NEAR 28N64W BY LATE THU...THEN ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC LATE THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NE PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. N OF 15N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17 E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. N OF 17N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18 E OF 60W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA WILL APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY THU. A WEAK LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS MOVING SW ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA LATE THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. .FRI...N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .SAT...N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR