000 FZNT23 KNHC 110231 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH FRI...THEN DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ON SAT. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 18N SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W...AND 8 TO 10 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 BUILDING 9 TO 14 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 THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W NE TO 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. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W AND N OF 16N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 14N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E PART. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 66W E 10 TO 15 KT AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 17N...AND S OF 15N. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 60W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI AND SAT...HIGHEST FAR E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 25N74W WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT AS A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT...THE PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO INCREASE AND SEAS TO BUILD PRIMARILY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 78W E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 78W 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...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 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE FRI. 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 AGUIRRE