000 FZNT23 KNHC 160251 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 21N82W TO NW COLOMBIA WILL DRIFT W TO NEAR 84W WED...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT. LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR W CUBA THU LIFTING N OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI INTO SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL LIFT N OF THU AND FRI AND BE REPLACED BY A RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO THE NE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 OT 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 81W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 79W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 20N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 29N79W WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THROUGH WED WITH A TROUGH DEVELOPING FROM 31N76W TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR THE WESTERN BAHAMAS EARLY THU. LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 30N75W LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING...THEN N OF THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW MAY POSSIBLY MOVE N FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT. SFC TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W FRI...FROM 31N66W TO POSSIBLE LOW NEAR THE BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT. LOW MAY BE NEAR THE NE PART SUN WITH TROUGH SW TO E CUBA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE NW PART SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT EARLY...INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATER SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE