000 FZNT23 KNHC 030916 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL BUILD W THROUGH FRI THEN MOVE E AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .SAT THOUGH MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 15N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 65W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 13N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 27N73W TO E CUBA WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH TONIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ON THE TROUGH NEAR 26N74W. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE NE AND ACCELERATE REACHING A PSN NEAR 27N72W FRI AFTERNOON WITH TRAILING TROUGH SW TO SE BAHAMAS...AND BE OVER THE FAR E PART LATE SAT AFTERNOON MOVING E OF AREA LATE SAT NIGHT. WEAKENING TROUGH WILL TRAIL FROM THE LOW SW INTO THE FAR SE PART SUN. STRONG HIGH WILL BUILD S INTO THE AREA SUN AND MON BEHIND A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONT WITH FRESH NELY FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TODAY...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W TO THE FLORIDA COAST. .TONIGHT...W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 68W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 73W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 73W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 73W. .SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 72W S WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 68W E OF 70W. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS ...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART SUN. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE