000 FZNT23 KNHC 061506 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE ALLOWING FRESH E TRADES TO SPREAD W ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 76W FROM 11N TO 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 81W. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 59W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH ORIENTATED N TO S ALONG 72W WILL DRIFT NW AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE BY FRI. AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI...THEN MOVE LITTLE THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 28N BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SE WINDS 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 72W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH ALONG 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS IN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 74W. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 26N TO 29N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK