000 FZNT23 KNHC 100230 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 09 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 22N55W TO 17N62W WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE ATLC RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 09 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR COAST OCCASIONAL VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 09 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N MAINLY W OF 79W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 11N. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 09 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 13N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 09 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO PSN FROM 31N67W TO 26N77W WED AFTERNOON AND FROM 30N65W TO 25N71W THU NIGHT BECOMING DIFFUSE W OF 71W. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THU NIGHT...AND REACH A 31N72W 23N80W LINE FRI NIGHT...THEN EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO SE BAHAMAS SAT NIGHT AND FROM 28N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUN. OTHERWISE...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 09 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 30N W OF 75W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WLY 10 KT OR LESS LATE SAT AND SUN...EXCEPT SW 15 KT NW PART SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER LL