000 FZNT23 KNHC 090859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF THE AREA MON WITH INCREASING ELY WINDS. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR 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. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .WED AND THU...BETWEEN A LINE FROM 18N66W TO 15N69W TO 12N71W AND A LINE FROM 18N72W TO 17N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU...HIGHEST FAR W. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT THAT WILL OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN FROM 31N61W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON AFTERNOON ND MOVE E OF AREA MON EVENING. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT....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 DGS