000 FZNT23 KNHC 151506 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM NW COLOMBIA NNE TO E CUBA WILL MOVE WNW ACROSS CUBA THROUGH TONIGHT REACHING FROM WESTERN TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT INTO SUN. THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A LOW MON AND TUE IN THAT VICINITY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC SAT THEN STALL WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE THROUGH TUE. TRADES ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH LATE SAT THROUGH TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES SHIFTS ESE. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 84W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W 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. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .TUE...E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT....NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 70W NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 14N W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE N OF 15N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST FAR SW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST SW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .SUN AMD MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 18N. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 27N70W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE FAR SE WATERS BY LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER E CUBA WILL MOVE WNW TO ACROSS CUBA THROUGH TONIGHT REACHING THE STRAITS OF FL SAT AND FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT INTO SUN. THE TROUGH IS THEN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A LOW MON AND TUE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N79W TO NE FL BY TUE AFTERNOON WHILE THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND HIGH PRES TO THE N LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SAT. WINDS DIMINISH SOME SUN AND MON AND INCREASE AGAIN ON TUE AS WELL AS OVER THE FAR NW WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF DISSIPATED STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 76W AND S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART AND ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .SUN...S OF 25N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 7OW NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART S OF 29N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 25N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 71W. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART FROM CUBA TO ALONG FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED FAR S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE