000 FZNT23 KNHC 040905 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAY 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND E COAST OF U.S. WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SLOWLY S THROUGH TONIGHT...ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL RESTRENGTHEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES MOVES IN N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TODAY...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 82W AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. N OF 11N W F 80S NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 12N. .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. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TODAY...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 17N. .THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 17N. .FRI...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELLS THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 58W AND BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 17N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING 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. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND E COAST OF U.S. WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO FAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE FROM 30N65W TO 26N70W FRI MORNING. NEW TROUGH MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST EARLY SAT AND REACHES FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN MORNING. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 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...E OF TROUGH N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF TROUGH N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 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 E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE E OF 73W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER