000 FZNT23 KNHC 080929 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1021 MB HIGH CENTERED SE OF BERMUDA WITH RIDGE EXTENDING W-SW TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E-NE OF AREA BY LATE SUN NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED TO INCREASE THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE UPPER KEYS SUN NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND SE WATERS OF THE SW N ATLC MON THROUGH WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN MON EVENING THROUGH WED.. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN EVENING AND MOVE W ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE MORNING BEFORE SCRAPING THE SE CARIBBEAN TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 OT 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 84W INCLUDING VICINITY E CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT WED. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 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. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...BETWEEN A LINE FROM 18N66W TO 15N69W TO 12N71W AND A LINE FROM 18N72W TO 17N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT HIGHEST FAR W. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1021 MB HIGH SE OF BERMUDA EXTENDING W-SW TO S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT E OF AREA TONIGHT INTO MON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP S INTO THE FAR N WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN...AND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO S FLORIDA SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL CUBA MON...THEN THE E PORTION WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE MON WHILE THE REST OF FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH TUE AS A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE REGION INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. 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 STRIPLING