000 FZNT23 KNHC 140841 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE THROUGH MON ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE BASIN. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND S OF 18N W OF 84W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SAT NIGHT. S OF 20N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 SAT. S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 K...BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BY SAT NIGHT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W. .MON AND TUE....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PART BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE WELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 71W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 65W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 65W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 67W...AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 71W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 30N74W 1027 MB WITH RIDGE E TO W ALONG 30N WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE THROUGH SUN...ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST TUE PRECEDED BY INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE NW WATERS. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 75W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 71W AND 75W 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOALTED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 75W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE