000 FZNT23 KNHC 150236 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO NEAR THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE TUE. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA SUN NIGHT AND MON. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND FAR NE CARIBBEAN SEA MON THROUGH THU INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS SOME ACROSS THOSE AREAS. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 85W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 80W W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 83W AND 1 TO 2 FT BETWEEN 80W AND 83W...SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N W OF 83W. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 11N W OF 78W WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 11N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 69W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL N OF 15N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 11N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...FROM 14N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WILL MOVE NE THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT REACHES FROM 31N77W TO NEAR S FLORIDA BY MON EVENING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH LATE WED AS IT DISSIPATES. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN FORM OVER THE FAR NW WATERS THU. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PORTION ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT W OF 79W 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S OF 26N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N W OF 71W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE