000 FZNT23 KNHC 160836 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 22N82W TO 11N77W WILL DRIFT W TO NEAR 84W TONIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT. LOW PRES TROUGH EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT ROUGHLY FROM 30N72W ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA TO 18N82W. SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES AREAS MAY FORM ALONG THE TROUGH S OF CUBA OVER NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND RIDE NNE ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS INTO THE ATLANTIC. HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA THU AND FRI AND BE REPLACED BY A RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO THE NE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .TODAY...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 19N. .TONIGHT AND 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. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA. TROUGH EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT ROUGHLY FROM 30N72W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA. SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES AREAS MAY FORM ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR CUBA OVER NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND RIDE NNE ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS INTO THE ATLANTIC. LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 30N75W LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING THEN N OF THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW MAY POSSIBLY MOVE N FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT. SFC LOW PRES TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W FRI...FROM 31N66W TO POSSIBLE LOW NEAR THE BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT. LOW MAY BE NEAR THE NE PART SUN WITH TROUGH SW TO E CUBA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE NW PART SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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. 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 MUNDELL