000 FZNT23 KNHC 212045 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL DRIFT SLOWLY E ACROSS 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. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 83W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TOM 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...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 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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. .TUE...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT AND FRI...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 68W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 16N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 17N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 24N63W WITH A TROUGH SW TO NEAR PUERTO RICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE NW TO NEAR 26N65W FRI THEN TURN S REACHING NEAR 23N67W SAT....THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH NEAR HISPANIOLA SUN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE WATERS S OF 23N SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N E OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF 72W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. N OF 22N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON