000 FZNT23 KNHC 210903 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TODAY...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W GULF OF HONDURAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...S OF 19N W OF 82W E WINS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W 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 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW W OF 62W BECOMING NW TO N W OF TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N W OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 11N EARLY. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SW TO W WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 18N W OF 62W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST NW PART. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF A BUILDING RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA AND A LOW PRES SYSTEM FORECAST TO REMAIN E OF THE ZONE BUT CLOSE WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION THROUGH SUN. THE LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO OPEN UP INTO A TROUGH NEAR OR OVER PUERTO RICO BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N E OF 72W. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR