000 FZNT23 KNHC 032024 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH ELY FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON THE PERIPHERY OF HIGH PRES THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO THE NE CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN IN RESPONSE TO A TROUGH DEEPENING N OF THE AREA...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO GENERALLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND S OF 18N W OF 85W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TONIGHT 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 TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 65W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED SHOWERS PERSIST ALONG AND EAST OF A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 29N74W...THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS...TO THE NORTH COAST OF HAITI. A LOW PRES CENTER IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THIS TROUGH BY EARLY FRI...THEN MOVE NE TO A PSN NEAR 28N67W BY LATE FRI...WITH A TROUGH TRAILING TO THE SW TO THE SE BAHAMAS. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WELL TO THE NE THROUGH LATE SAT...WITH THE WEAKENING TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH HISPANIOLA. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE AREA SUN AND MON BEHIND A WEAK FRONT WITH FRESH NELY FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAY 03 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF 74W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W. .FRI...W OF 74W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 66W ENDING LATE. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 24N ENDING LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 26 E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN