000 FZNT23 KNHC 302126 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT APR 30 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND SHIFT E THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT WHILE A SECOND HIGH PRES CENTER MOVES OFF THE E COAST OF U.S. AND BUILDS S. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF 70W ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASING PRES GRADIENT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PART AND LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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. .WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N68W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT...REACHING E TO W ALONG 21N. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...THEN SHIFT E WED AS A NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N71W TO S FLORIDA THU. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT...LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 72W. 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH BAHAMIAN PASSAGES...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN FADING NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 6 TO 7 FT W OF 75W IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING