000 FZNT23 KNHC 012117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2011 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A PAIR OF LOW LEVEL DISTURBANCES...LOCATED OVER THE N CENTRAL AND SE PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN...WILL SHIFT GRADUALLY NW THROUGH TUE TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC. HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE U.S. WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY TUE TO MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES GENERALLY W OF 70W. A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND REACH JUST N OF THE NE CARIBBEAN ALONG 20N BY THU THEN SINK TO 17N BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE PORTIONS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 12N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 13N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2011 .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N W OF 73W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...N OF 14N E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...MAINLY S OF 16N. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT 31N62W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE AND BECOME ILL DEFINED BY TUE...THEN BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN ALONG 20N EARLY THU JUST N OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S AND SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT E WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N68W TO S FLORIDA THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W TO NW BAHAMAS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT THROUGH BAHAMIAN PASSAGES...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF 75W...AND 6 TO 7 FT W OF 75W IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND DISSIPATING FRONT AND 4 TO 5 FT SE ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING