000 FZNT23 KNHC 211415 OFFNT3 FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DRIFT W AND WEAKEN LATER TODAY. ATLC RIDGE N OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BY MON. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY WHILE THE SW PORTION DRIFTS W TOWARDS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH TUE. WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N THROUGH TUE THEN WEAKEN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF TROUGH. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/COBB