000 FZNT23 KNHC 100903 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON MAY 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS N OF THE AREA WITH INCREASING TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TODAY THROUGH WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON NIGHT. N OF 10N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 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 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. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 14N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT AND MONA PASSAGE NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E PART. .FRI...S OF 17N W OF 69W N TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BETWEEN 65W AND 69W AND N OF 14N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 19N W OF 62W THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 60W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N66W TO S FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO NEAR CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS TUE THROUGH THU THEN WEAKENS FRI. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS..AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT AND SW OF BAHAMAS 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 E OF BAHAMAS MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 AND FRI...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR SE BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE THU. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 74W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS