000 FZNT23 KNHC 050854 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAY 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ATLC THROUGH THE PERIOD ALLOWING FOR GENERALLY LIGHT TRADE WIND FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 78W 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 77W 15 TO 20 KT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 77W 5 TO 7 FT...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 05 2011 .TODAY...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 79W. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 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 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF 72W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SW. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 05 2011 .TODAY...N OF 18N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 14N TO 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N78W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO VERO BEACH FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO S FLORIDA THIS MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE FROM 30N65W TO 26N70W BY FRI MORNING. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY ON SAT...REACH FROM 31N74W TO WEST PALM BEACH SAT AFTERNOON...AND FROM 31N66W TO NEAR 26N72W AND DISSIPATING TO S FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E OF THE AREA LATER ON SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SUN...AND INTO THE NE PORTION ON MON AS LOW PRES N OF THE AREA INTENSIFIES. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT AND NE TO E 15 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL... EXCEPT BETWEEN 70W AND 75W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...AND W TO NW FAR W PORTION LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR E PORTION NE TO E. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT...AND OVER FAR SE PART. .SAT...E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT...AND OVER FAR SE PART. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 74W AND 79W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 79W. N OF 28N E OF 74W WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION SW TO W. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 72W SW TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE