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FZNT23 KNHC 310910
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON MAY 31 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.

AMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM HISPANIOLA TO NE COLOMBIA  
WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS W TO ALONG 75W TODAY...BEFORE DISSIPATING 
TONIGHT.  REMNANT OF TROUGH NE PART MEANDER ALONG 21N IN TROPICAL N 
ATLC WATERS THROUGH TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING WED.  E TRADES RETURN TUE 
THROUGH FRI AS ATLC RIDGE REBUILDS N OF AREA.  TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 
61W MOVE ACROSS WINDWARD ISLANDS TODAY AND THROUGH EASTERN AND 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED.
 
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AMZ082-311530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 83W.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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AMZ084-311530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W  
530 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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AMZ086-311530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 17N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT S 
OF 15N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT S OF 15N TUE NIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 7 FT.  ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ087-311530-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
530 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2010
 
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 18N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT 
IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 18N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN 
N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 6 
TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ088-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH MEANDERING OVER FAR SE WATERS WEAKEN AND DRIFT E 
OF AREA TODAY.  HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 31N THEN DRIFT S TODAY. 
RIDGE SLIDES EASTWARD TUE THROUGH FRI. 

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AMZ080-311530-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
530 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 
FT W OF BAHAMAS.  ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
S OF 25 E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES