000 FZNT23 KNHC 032118 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010 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. AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT DUE TO HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO RESULT IN FRESH SE WINDS IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. FRESH TRADE WINDS LIE S OF THE HIGH IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRES SHIFTS E INTO CENTRAL ATLC WED AS WEAK FRONT REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...RELAXING THE GRADIENT AND ALLOWING NW CARIBBEAN WINDS TO WEAKEN BY TUE AND TRADES TO WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 85W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N S OF CUBA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 86W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LEE OF CUBA AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREADING NW TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND S COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 71W AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 71W...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT EARLY WED NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1025 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N66W WILL DRIFT E OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED THEN CONTINUES E TO NEAR BERMUDA THROUGH FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 29N W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 29N. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. $$ FORECASTER GR