000 FZNT23 KNHC 042111 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT S THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS SW N ATLC AND BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT SE PART. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT. S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 16N. .THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 17N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELLS THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 68W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM S OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT 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. .MON...N OF 18N VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 31N73W WILL DRIFT S AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT ACROSS NW WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE FROM 30N65W TO 26N70W FRI MORNING. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST EARLY SAT AND REACH FROM 31N66W TO 27N80W SUN MORNING...THEN SINK SE AND WEAKEN FURTHER ACROSS SE PORTIONS ALONG 25N. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 04 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF TROUGH E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S OF TROUGH E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING