000 FZNT23 KNHC 040859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES S OF BERMUDA AND LOW PRES ACROSS S AND CENTRAL AMERICA CONTINUES TO RESULT IN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN. HIGH PRES S OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFTS E-SE AND WEAKEN WED THROUGH THU AS A WEAK FRONT REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. TRADES WILL WEAKEN ACROSS ALL BUT SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 86W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .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 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 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 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 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. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 T 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR S COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 72W. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N64W WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY E-SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED THEN COLLAPSE INTO A WEAK AND NARROW W TO E RIDGE ALONG 27N THU AND FRI. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXIT N FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED THEN CONTINUE E TO NEAR BERMUDA THROUGH FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TODAY...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W. SEAS 3 FT E OF 70W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 74W AND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT E OF 70W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 3 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING