000 FZNT23 KNHC 160312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND WESTERN CUBA WILL DRIFT WWD SAT INTO SUN. THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A LOW MON AND TUE IN THE VICINITY OF WESTERN CUBA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. 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. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 84W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT 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 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. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 70W NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 14N W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST FAR SW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST SW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .SUN AMD MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 25N70W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE FAR SE WATERS TONIGHT INTO SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER WESTERN CUBA WILL DRIFT WWD 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 PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND HIGH PRES TO THE NORTH IS PRODUCING AN INCREASE IN EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SAT. WINDS DIMINISH SOME SUN AND MON AND INCREASE AGAIN ON TUE AS A SFC LOW MAY FORM IN THE VICINITY OF WESTERN CUBA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS WELL AS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 FRONT NE TO E WINDS 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 75W AND SCATTERED SHOWERS 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. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .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...INCLUDING THE NW BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER GR.