000 FZNT23 KNHC 140856 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SW TO NEAR THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THEN DISSIPATE SUN. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND FAR NE CARIBBEAN SEA SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...W OF 84W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 18N WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 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. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ALONG THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SUN THEN DRIFT E THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO THE NW BAHAMAS EARLY WED THEN DISSIPATE LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 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 W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION NEAR FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 75W. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. 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 DGS