000 FZNT23 KNHC 050243 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM 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. THE HIGH WILL SHIFTS SE AND WEAKEN WED THROUGH THU AS A WEAK FRONT REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. TRADES WILL WEAKEN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA EXCEPT OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AND N OF 20N SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 85W. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 81W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT 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 BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 68W 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT N OF 16N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH WED THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N 4 TO 6 FT THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN 3 TO 5 FT THU THROUGH FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N...BECOMING ISOLATED WED NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 72W 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N... AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 13N TO 18N. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...NEARLY STATIONARY 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 28N64W WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT SE OVERNIGHT AND REACH TO JUST E OF AREA BY WED AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY STALL AND BECOME STATIONARY WHILE DISSIPATING AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N74W TO 29N81W EARLY THU...AND FROM 31N70W TO 29N81W BY LATE THU NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO NEAR 25N80W BEGINNING WED NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE RETREATING EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N68W TO 29N81W BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 04 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N E OF 69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E THU AFTERNOON AND SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W BECOMING SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W S TO SW. 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 E OF BAHAMAS...AND NEAR 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN....N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND NEAR 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE