000 FZNT23 KNHC 061508 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES S OF BERMUDA AND LOW PRES ACROSS S AND CENTRAL AMERICA CONTINUES TO RESULT IN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A WEAK HIGH WILL BRIEFLY FORM OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT INTO SAT AND THEN COLLAPSE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND NE GULF BEHIND A COLD FRONT. AS A RESULT...THE TRADES WILL WEAKEN BRIEFLY OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MON. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 OT 5 FT. .MON...S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS 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 W OF 80W AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 72W. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .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. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N78W TO ST.AUGUSTINE FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT TROUGH AND DISSIPATE OVER NW WATERS FRI. A 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 29N63W WILL MERGE WITH 1020 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 34N63W LATER TODAY. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT AND RETREAT EASTWARD LATE SUN THROUGH MON AS A COLD FRONT DROPS S INTO THE FAR N WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N71W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL BY SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH MON. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAHAMAS TO CUBA AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 30N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH 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 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....NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE BY AFTERNOON. 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 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER