000 FZNT23 KNHC 161449 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 84W WILL BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR W CUBA THU THEN MOVE N OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI. HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA THU AND FRI AND BE REPLACED BY A RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO THE NE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 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. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E TONIGHT. TROUGH DEVELOPS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT FROM 30N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA. SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES AREAS MAY FORM ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR CUBA OVER NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND MOVE NNE ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS. LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 30N75W THU NIGHT THEN N OF THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE N FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT. TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W FRI AND FROM 31N66W TO LOW NEAR THE BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT AND FROM 31N67W TO E CUBA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS W OF TROUGH SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 8 TO 10 FT. 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 INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATER SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. 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/DGS