000 FZNT23 KNHC 091445 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 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. AMZ001-092200- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 18N64W TO 11N70W WILL SLOWLY MOVE W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU THEN GRADUALLY LIFT N INTO THE SW N ATLC BY SAT. FRESH E WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI AND SAT THEN DIMINISH SUN. $$ AMZ011-092200- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ013-092200- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ015-092200- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-092200- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ019-092200- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ021-092200- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ023-092200- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-092200- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT AND IN ANEGADA PASSAGE...AND ALSO 5 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN ANEGADA PASSAGE...AND ALSO 5 FT ATLC EXPOSURES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ027-092200- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ029-092200- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ031-092200- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ033-092200- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ035-092200- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-092200- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ039-092200- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ101-092200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT COILING AROUND A 1014 MB LOW AT 29N70W THROUGH 29N67W TO 28N75W WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT AS THE LOW DISSIPATES THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO S FLORIDA THU EVENING BEFORE STALLING FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT EVENING AS A CARIBBEAN TROUGH MERGES WITH IT. THE REMAINING TROUGH WILL LIE ALONG 72W S OF 27W SUN EVENING. $$ AMZ111-092200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-092200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-092200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-092200- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-092200- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-092200- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ123-092200- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ125-092200- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED .THU NIGHT AND FRI ...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ127-092200- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL