000 FZNT23 KNHC 110305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE EXTREME NE CARIBBEAN 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. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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 E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED EVENING BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FAR NE PART TONIGHT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES THU EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND E PARTS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N E OF 65W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND E PARTS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES EXCEPT TO 5 FT SE PART. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. 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. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EASTWARD ALONG 24N WILL SINK S-SE TONIGHT AND WED THEN DRIFT SE OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. A GALE CENTER ACROSS W ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND PASS JUST NE OF BERMUDA WED AND THU...INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND GENERATING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FAR NE PART. 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 NE SWELL. 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 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