000 FZNT23 KNHC 280850 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU APR 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AND SHIFT EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE JUST NW OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. AREAS OF SMOKE W OF 83W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY 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 N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI 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 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. .SAT AND 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. .MON...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI MORNING...FROM 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE S OF 26N LATE SAT WHILE ITS NORTHERN PORTION REACHES THE NE WATERS AND MOVES E OF AREA SUN. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL