000 FZNT23 KNHC 091517 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF THE AREA MON WITH INCREASING ELY WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WITH SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON THROUGH WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .WED AND THU...W OF 65W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL N PORTION THU. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE E OF AREA TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH THU. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE SE PORTION WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART AND ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 SE PART AND ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 76W THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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. FROM 24 TO 27 N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR