000 FZNT23 KNHC 120302 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 11 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL GENERALLY MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE FRI...THEN DIMINISH INTO SAT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SW PART. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE N OF 14N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N...BECOMING ISOLATED THU. AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH TUE NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT PRESENTLY ENTERING THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO NE FLORIDA EARLY TUE MORNING... FROM 30N65W TO 30N74W THEN NW AS A WARM FRONT TO THE GEORGIA AND FLORIDA BORDER BY WED AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY MOVE S ACROSS THE E PORTION THROUGH THU REACHING FROM NEAR 26N65W NW TO 31N73W BY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD S INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N W OF 77W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 71W LATE WED INTO WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. FROM 25N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE