000 FZNT23 KNHC 082040 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL WILL SHIFT 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. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN 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 MOVING THROUGH THE SE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH WED AND THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 80W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 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 AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...BETWEEN A LINE FROM 18N66W TO 15N69W TO 12N71W AND A LINE FROM 18N72W TO 17N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU...HIGHEST FAR W. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .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 NW PART. .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 N OF 15N THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN S OF 15N LATE MON AND TUE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL THU. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL RETREAT NE OF AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP S INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND SE WATERS MON THROUGH WED. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION INCREASING THE PRES GRADIENT PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W S TO SW BECOMING NW LATE. 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 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 68W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT....NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 69W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. 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 MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 70W. .TUE AND WED...S OF 25N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 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 7 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. .THU...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 24N TO 28N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE