000 FZNT23 KNHC 290241 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM 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...AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF SMOKE S OF 19N W OF 84W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF SMOKE S OF 19N W OF 84W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .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 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. .MON...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 14N E OF 70W 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N E OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 70W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 70W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 12N TO 17N E OF 67W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS FROM 12N TO 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI MORNING...FROM 31N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS TO S FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE S OF 26N LATE SAT WHILE ITS NORTHERN PORTION REACHES THE NE WATERS AND MOVES E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN PREVAIL THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 72W. .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 S OF 22N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 W OF 75W 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 N OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL