000 FZNT23 KNHC 132111 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE SW TO NEAR NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SUN. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND FAR NE CARIBBEAN SEAS SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT....EXCEPT S OF 18N 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 21N. .MON...W OF 84W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 18N WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 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 ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 11N WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN MONA PASSAGE. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW OF LINE FROM 21N55W TO 16N61W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...NORTHERLY SWELLS E OF BAHAMAS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON AS LOW PRES N OF THE REGION WEAKENS. A WEAK TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E SAT THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW CORNER OF THE AREA BY TUE. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AS IT WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN WATERS BY WED AS A RIDGE BUILDS FROM 28N65W TO NEAR 26N73W. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 26N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BETWEEN 73W AND 75W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT...AND 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE