000 FZNT23 KNHC 161445 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO NW CUBA WILL SLOWLY MOVE WNW THROUGH EARLY MON THEN FORM INTO A WEAK LOW NEAR NW CUBA LATER MON THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH TUE. TRADES WILL BE RATHER LIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 82W AND ALSO N OF 19N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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. ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 15N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 26N70W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE FAR SE WATERS BY SUN NIGHT WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE AREA. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER E CUBA WILL SLOWLY MOVE WNW REACHING THE STRAITS OF FL TONIGHT AND WESTERN CUBA SUN. THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A WEAK LOW NEAR NW CUBA MON THROUGH WED AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N77W TO NE FL BY TUE AFTERNOON WHILE THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND HIGH PRES TO THE MAINTAINS MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH SOME MON THROUGH WED AND INCREASE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W NE TO E. SEAS IN NE SWELL...4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 72W. .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 BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 BUILDING 9 TO 13 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. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE