000 FZNT23 KNHC 081448 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...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. AMZ001-082145- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM 21N60W TO 11N70W WILL MOVE SLOWLY W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU THEN DISSIPATE FRI. FRESH E WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ011-082145- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ013-082145- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ015-082145- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-082145- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-082145- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ021-082145- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ023-082145- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-082145- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-082145- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-082145- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ031-082145- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ033-082145- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-082145- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-082145- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-082145- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ101-082145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N70W TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE THE LOW DISSIPATES WED. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED NIGHT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 27N81W THU EVENING...FROM 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI EVENING...AND FROM 29N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ111-082145- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ113-082145- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-082145- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-082145- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-082145- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-082145- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-082145- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ125-082145- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ127-082145- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1048 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL