000 FZNT23 KNHC 142108 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN FURTHER AND SHIFT SE THROUGH MON...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 66W EARLY THIS EVENING WILL MOVE W 15-20 KT AND SPREAD ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN S OF 15N OVERNIGHT. A NEXT ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SAT AND SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10.5N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 10.5N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 10.5N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N E OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N E WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N DIMINISHING LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT MEANDERING ALONG ABOUT 30N E OF 70W WILL SINK SLOWLY SE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERS ON EITHER SIDE OF FRONT WILL SINK SE AND GRADUALLY MERGE THROUGH SUN BEFORE COLLAPSING AND BEING REPLACED BY A NEW 1023 MB HIGH NEAR BERMUDA TUE. MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN PART OF AREA THROUGH MON THEN DIMINISH TUE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NW PART AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 75W. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING