000 FZNT23 KNHC 100859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL TO THE NE CARIBBEAN WILL LINGER THROUGH FRI AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. FRESH EASTERLIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS N OF 15N TODAY THROUGH WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND E PARTS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N E OF 65W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND E PARTS. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SAT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN MIXED E AND N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT THEN DRIFT SE OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT. GALE CENTER ACROSS NW ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND PASS JUST NE OF BERMUDA WED AND THU...INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND GENERATING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 76W TONIGHT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS W OF 71W TONIGHT. SEAS4 TO 6 FT. E OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N E OF 77W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF BAHAMAS W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED NIGHT. E OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY N OF 29N. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BAHAMA CHANNEL W OF GRAND BAHAMA. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS THE SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER