000 FZNT23 KNHC 050916 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 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 SHIFT E-SE AND WEAKEN TODAY AS A WEAK FRONT MEANDERS ACROSS THE NE GULF OF MEXICO. A NEW WEAK HIGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SE AND E GULF LATE THU AND FRI AND ACT TO RESTRENGTHEN THE TRADES OVER THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 84W. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 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. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N 4 TO 6 FT THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN 3 TO 5 FT THU THROUGH FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALL BUT NE PORTIONS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 72W 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N W OF 59W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 27.5N63W WILL DRIFT E-SE AND WEAKEN TODAY...THEN REDEVELOP TO THE N ALONG ABOUT 30N TONIGHT THEN SLIDE E INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH FRI AND OVER THE E CENTRAL ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA NE ACROSS COASTAL ZONES OF THE SE U.S. WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE FAR NW WATERS THIS MORNING THEN DRIFT N AND EXIT THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE REMNANTS OF THIS FRONT WILL BE FORCED SE AND INTO NW PORTIONS THU NIGHT AND DRIFT E TO NEAR 75W FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING. A NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SINK SE ACROSS FAR NW PORTIONS SUN AMD REACH FROM 30N71W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL SUN AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTIONS SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND 69W. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 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 S TO SW WINDS W OF 76W. 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 STRIPLING