000 FZNT23 KNHC 150330 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 MOVING W 15-20 KT ACROSS VENEZUELA AND FAR S CARIBBEAN WILL SPREAD ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN S OF 15N OVERNIGHT. A NEXT ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS EARLY SAT THROUGH SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N E OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS...MAINLY S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT BY WED. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH CENTERED NEAR 31N74W 1026 MB WITH RIDGE W TO NE FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN PART OF AREA THROUGH MON THEN DIMINISH TUE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NW PART AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING