000 FZNT23 KNHC 102130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN E-NE TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 21N54W WILL MEANDER IN THE GENERAL VICINITY THROUGH THU BEFORE DISSIPATING THU NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER SW N ATLC WILL MOVE S-SE AND REACH FROM N COAST OF HISPANIOLA E-NE TO CENTRAL ATLC THU MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. FRESH EVENING EASTERLIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S AND SW PORTIONS. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 80W VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FAR NE PART TONIGHT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND E PARTS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N E OF 65W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND E PARTS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES EXCEPT TO 5 FT SE PART. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N. .THU THROUGH 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. .SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NW BAHAMAS E-SE TO NEAR 24N65W WILL SINK S-SE TONIGHT AND WED THEN DRIFT SE OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. A GALE CENTER ACROSS W ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND PASS JUST NE OF BERMUDA WED AND THU...INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND GENERATING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 76W LATE. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. 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. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS 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 AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING