000 FZNT23 KNHC 110914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAY 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE SW N ATLC WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU WHEN IT WILL MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONTAL TROUGH. FRESH EASTERLIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E 5 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 19N AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THU AND 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND W PARTS. .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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E OF 67W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY ALONG TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W N OF 15N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES THU EVENING. E OF 70W S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND E PARTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 PRIMARILY ALONG TROUGH. .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. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT E OF THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS ALONG 23N WILL SINK SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON THU. A GALE CENTER ACROSS W ATLC WILL PASS JUST NE OF BERMUDA TODAY...INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND GENERATING LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 75W AND E OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 TONIGHT. S OF 24N 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 TONIGHT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY N OF 27N AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N AND 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 24N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY E OF 70W. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS EASTERN BAHAMAS AND SE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER