000 FZNT23 KNHC 162128 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TRADE WINDS DIMINISH ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MID WEEK WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING N OF THE AREA. A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER W CUBA EARLY NEXT WEEK AND DRIFTS NORTH OF THE AREA BY WED. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH THU...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. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. .WED AND THU...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WEAKEN THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E AND A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NE WINDS. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N79W TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA EARLY TUE. BY MID DAY TUE...THE COLD FRONT QUICKLY WEAKENS AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER W CUBA LATE MON. THE LOW DEVELOPS AND DRAGS A WARM FRONT NORTHWARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 25N81W TO 21N68W EARLY TUE AND FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA TO 23N71W LATE TUE. BY MID DAY WED...FRONT EXTENDS FROM JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO 26N73W AND BECOMES STATIONARY. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED N OF THE WARM FRONT. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF WARM FRONT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU... .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 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 70W AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W. .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 AND MON NIGHT...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 BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 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. .TUE...WITHIN 90 NM N OF WARM FRONT W OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. BETWEEN WARM FRONT AND COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND N OF WARM FRONT W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .WED AND THU...WITHIN 90 NM N OF WARM FRONT W OF 75W E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF WARM FRONT W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND N OF WARM FRONT W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER COHEN