000 FZNT23 KNHC 030235 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH OVER TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 61W/62W N OF 15N MOVES W TO ALONG 62W/63W TONIGHT...65W SUN THEN N OF THE CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS W BEHIND TROUGH. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W IN E SWELL TONIGHT. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N. .SUN THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 T0 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE E OF 65W SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE WATERS. .THU...E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 15N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SFC TROUGH E OF AREA MOVES TO ALONG 65W SUN EVENING...70W MON EVENING...THEN WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS NW TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND W ATLC WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 68W TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI