000 FZNT23 KNHC 122120 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE SW TO NEAR NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL LINGER THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SHIFT E SAT THROUGH TUE. LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ENTER THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES FRI AND SUBSIDE SAT NIGHT. OTHERWISE ...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N ...AND 2 FT N OF 18N. .MON AND TUE...E OF 82W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 19N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 19N W OF 82W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .TONIGHT...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 IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE 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 IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH SUN..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. .MON AND TUE...E OF 80W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 14N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 69W AND FROM 14N TO 16N W OF 73W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER E PORTION. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W S OF 16N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER E PORTION. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .TONIGHT 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. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW AND N PARTS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND S TO SW 10 KT E OF 61W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .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...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 19N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WELL NE OF BERMUDA WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS ACROSS ALL REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH FRI. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK E ON SAT...AND NE ON SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN...THEN SLOWLY MOVE E WHILE WEAKENING AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO NEAR S FLORIDA BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2011 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 78W. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 77W WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BETWEEN 75W AND 77W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 75W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 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 WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 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. .TUE...N OF 24N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE