000 FZNT23 KNHC 121434 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 12 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. AMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A DYING COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF THE MONA PASSAGE E ACROSS FAR N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DRIFT SLOWLY S AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT...LEAVING A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE MONA PASSAGE THROUGH MON. LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ENTER THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TODAY AND SUBSIDE SUN. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. 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 TSTMS S OF 14N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...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. $$ AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND E PARTS. .MON...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 12N TO 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 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. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 59W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A GALE CENTER ACROSS W ATLC N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS ALL REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH FRI. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE OVER THE WEEKEND. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N FLORIDA COAST SUN WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF BAHAMAS W OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N TONIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 77W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N E OF 70W. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .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 AND MON...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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. 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 BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW AND SE PARTS. $$ FORECASTER AL/SCHAUER