000 FZNT23 KNHC 080234 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ABOUT 150 NM NE OF THE BAHAMAS WITH A RIDGE SW TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E OF AREA BY LATE SUN NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT SWEEPS SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE BUILDS S. THE FRONT WILL THEN WEAKENS OVER THE SE WATERS OF THE SW N ATLC MON THROUGH WED AS THE HIGH STRENGTHENS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE MORNING BEFORE ENTERING THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E OF 86W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO NEAR 8 FT SE PORTIONS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 OT 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 84W INCLUDING VICINITY E CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT WED. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 78W AND 81W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 65W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...BETWEEN A LINE FROM 18N66W TO 15N69W TO 12N71W AND A LINE FROM 18N72W TO 17N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ...HIGHEST FAR W. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N...BECOMING NUMEROUS MON INTO TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 28N65W SW TO S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT E OF AREA SAT NIGHT INTO MON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT DROPS S INTO THE FAR N WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN...AND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO S FLORIDA SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL CUBA MON...THEN THE E PORTION WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE MON WHILE THE REST OF FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH TUE AS A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE REGION INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N 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 25N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND NEAR 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 69W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT....NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 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 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...S OF 24N INCLUDING VICINITY WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE