000 FZNT23 KNHC 261503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WED THROUGH SAT AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 84W N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 67W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 13N AND S OF 13N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 14N E OF 67W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 11N TO 15N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH JUST E OF FLORIDA FROM WEST PALM BEACH TO DAYTONA BEACH WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT LIFTS NORTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU EVENING...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY FRI. BY LATE FRI THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND DISSIPATE TO SE FLORIDA AND VICINITY. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH THE NE WATERS ON SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT AND W OF 79W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS 8 TO 10 FT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...AND FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF 74W AND S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E 20 TO 25 KT AND SE TO S 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 25N 8 TO 10 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...AND 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N BEHIND FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 75W BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE