000 FZNT23 KNHC 160905 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL LIFT NW INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY. A NEW SURFACE TROUGH TO FORM OVER CENTRAL CUBA LATER TODAY AND SLOWLY MOVE W INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY TUE AND NW INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WED. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUN...CAUSING TRADES TO DIMINISH. EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS NEW HIGH PRES MOVES OFF THE U.S. E COAST. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TODAY...N OF 18N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 19N W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .WED...W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 79W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .SUN AMD MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 25N70W WILL DISSIPATE AND A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL CUBA TODAY. TROUGH WILL MOVE W THROUGH FL STRAITS SUN. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS BY MON...LYING FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W MON EVENING. FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE TUE AS THE TROUGH OVER WESTERN CUBA DEVELOPS LOW PRES SYSTEM AND MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 7OW NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 23N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND SW PART. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 76W AND FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK