000 FZNT23 KNHC 040903 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING LOW NEAR THE BAHAMAS ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO GENERALLY SUBSIDE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BRIEFLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE N OF 20N E OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE N OF 20N E OF 84W. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W 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 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W AND ALSO S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N AND S OF 12N. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH MOVING SLOWLY ENE EXTENDS FROM 31N74W S TO THE SE BAHAMAS. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM ALONG THE TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE NE TO A PSN NEAR 26N70W BY LATE TONIGHT WITH A TROUGH TRAILING TO THE SW TO THE SE BAHAMAS. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO A PSN NEAR 27N68W LATE SAT AFTERNOON ...TO NEAR 27N67W SUN AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND INTENSIFY SUN NIGHT AS IT EXITS THE AREA AND TRACKS TO THE NE. A WEAKENING TROUGH WILL EXTEND SW FROM THE LOW TO THE FAR SE WATERS SUN AND MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE AREA SUN AND MON PROVIDING STRONG NELY FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 04 2007 .TODAY...W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN 65W AND 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W OF 65W. .TONIGHT...FROM 26N TO 29N E OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W...AND 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL BETWEEN TROUGH AND 78W. S OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 70W. .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 26N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 8 FT FROM 25N TO 28N. S OF 26N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .TUE...N OF 26N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N AND NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO 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 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE