000 FZNT23 KNHC 270903 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED APR 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD STARTING THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 84W N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 19N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...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 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU EVENING WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO S FLORIDA EARLY FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE FRI. IT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SE FLORIDA WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT REACHES THE NE WATERS SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS E BEHIND THE DISSIPATING FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 30N74W TO 19N65W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 KT WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...BEHIND FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER