000 FZNT23 KNHC 040312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND E COAST OF U.S. WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SLOWLY S THROUGH WED NIGHT...ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL RESTRENGTHEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE PORTIONS. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 82W AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SW PORTIONS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS SE PORTIONS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELLS THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT E PORTIONS...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND E COAST OF U.S. WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED EVENING AND FROM 31N66W TO S FLORIDA THU EVENING THEN DISSIPATE LATE FRI. HIGH PRES TO BUILD ALONG 29N SAT AND SINK TO 26N SUN. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE NW BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. FROM26N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING