000 FZNT23 KNHC 052050 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN 1020 MB 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 PRIMARILY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 20N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 81W. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S OF 20N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 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. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W...AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N E OF 67W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 68W AND N OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 15N TO 19N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N W OF 59W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 28N66W WILL MERGE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRES CURRENTLY N OF THE AREA. THE MERGED HIGH WILL BE NEAR 30N65W BY THU MORNING. A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL MOVE SLOWLY E ON THU WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI WITH A RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL THEN BEGIN TO RETREAT E THROUGH MON AS A COLD FRONT DROPS S INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM 30N71W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO NW BAHAMAS MON. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 05 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION NEAR AND ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 71W AND 78W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE