000 FZNT23 KNHC 130855 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE SW TO NEAR NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL DISSIPATE SAT. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE TUE. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TODAY...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N AND 2 FT N OF 18N. .MON AND TUE...E OF 82W WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 19N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 19N W OF 82W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TODAY AND 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 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 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. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 16N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 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. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .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 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. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS E OF BAHAMAS WILL SUBSIDE LATE SAT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN THEN SLOWLY MOVE E WHILE WEAKENING AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO NEAR S FLORIDA BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TODAY...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 74W 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. .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 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 DGS