000 FZNT23 KNHC 271640 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1240 PM 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. AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1240 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL THEN REBUILD N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W...UPDATED 1240 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 UPDATED WINDS FOR THU AND THU S OF 19N W OF 84W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 83W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 19N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 83W. .FRI...N OF 18N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1240 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 78W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1240 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 12N E OF 66W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 13N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N E OF 70W. .FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...UPDATED 1240 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 UPDATED WINDS FOR FRI .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 12N TO 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 58W. .FRI...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .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 IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1240 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF BERMUDA WITH A RIDGE SW TO S FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO S FLORIDA EARLY FRI...EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA LATE FRI INTO SAT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER S FLORIDA BY LATE SAT WHILE ITS NORTHERN PORTION REACHES THE NE WATERS...THEN MOVES E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS LATE SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1240 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E 20 TO 25 KT AND W OF 78W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS 8 TO 11 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 30N E OF 76W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS 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 NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM 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 BECOMING N TO NE 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 N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 74W AND ALSO FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 71W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PORTION E OF FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 70W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE