000 FZNT23 KNHC 222109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI APR 22 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH SAT. LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E TRADES WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 19N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT WED. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 76W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE 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 IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...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. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...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 SE TO 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 MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 26N64W WITH A TROUGH SW TO THE MONA PASSAGE. THE LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE SW REACHING 24N66W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH S OF 15N ALONG 71W LATE SUN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE W MON PASSING THROUGH THE BAHAMA CHANNEL MON NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASE ACROSS AREA TUE AND WED WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON