000 FZNT23 KNHC 051448 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 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. AMZ001-052200- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREAS IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC BUILDS. $$ AMZ011-052200- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ013-052200- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ015-052200- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-052200- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ019-052200- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ021-052200- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ023-052200- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ025-052200- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-052200- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-052200- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ031-052200- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ033-052200- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ035-052200- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-052200- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-052200- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ101-052200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES LOCATED INLAND OVER NE FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY MOVE N THROUGH MON WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIFTING NE TO THE NE PORTION BY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR NW AND N CENTRAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO MON...AND TO NE OF THE FORECAST AREA TUE. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ111-052200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-052200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ115-052200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-052200- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ119-052200- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ121-052200- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING S LATE. N OF 25N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-052200- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TONE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ125-052200- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-052200- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1048 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS