000 FZNT23 KNHC 160848 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY TUE...THEN TRADES RELAX INTO THU. A TROPICAL WAVE JUST WITHIN ABOUT 180 NM SE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF MON... THEN ENTER THE FAR SE CARIBBEAN EARLY MON NIGHT AND REMAIN S OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 84W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .MON THROUGH TUE....S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N W OF 81W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT N OF 19N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2010 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO 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 E OF 80W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 79W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 77W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 74W NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 67W AND S OF 15N E OF 64W. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .WED AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 19N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N69W WITH RIDGE W TO NE FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT E THIS AFTERNOON TO E OF AREA MON NIGHT WITH RIDGE SW TO S FLORIDA INTO TUE. THE RIDGE WILL THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WED AND THU IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE NW PORTION LATE WED INTO THU. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE