000 FZNT23 KNHC 071456 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 07 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE INTO THE FAR N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE TODAY ALLOWING FRESH E TRADES TO SPREAD W ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF HONDURAS. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 69W AND S OF 16N E OF 63W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY N OF 15N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY N OF 15N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DISSIPATING FROM E TO W THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 27N73W TO THE WINDWARD CHANNEL WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY W AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. AN E TO W ORIENTED RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 28N FRI...ALONG 27N SAT AND SUN...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 28N MON. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 75W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 75W. .MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK