000 FZNT23 KNHC 160235 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM PUERTO RICO SW TO NE COLOMBIA WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK LOW MAY POSSIBLY DEVELOP FROM THE TROUGH AND SLOWLY MOVE W TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AS AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS SW OVER THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 83W...AND 1 TO 2 FT BETWEEN 80W AND 83W... SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N W OF 83W. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 11N E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W N TO NE 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 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 11N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E 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 AND FRI...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. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E TROUGH. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .WED...E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N E OF 68W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. .THU...E OF 72W E WINDS TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E OVER E PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W NE WINDS WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 13N TO 17N. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .WED AND THU...FROM 14N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION WED...BECOMING ISOLATED LATE WED AND THU. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AS IT BECOMES A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE MON AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY WED AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AS IT WEAKENS LATER WED AND THROUGH FRI AS A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE BUILDS SW INTO THE AREA FROM 30N65W TO 25N75W. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT....EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS ...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE