000 FZNT23 KNHC 172128 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH N OF 15N ALONG 75W WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG TROUGH AND MOVING N OF AREA MON NIGHT. FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 20N55W TO 16N59W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE MON THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. .MON...W OF 82W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 .TONIGHT 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 S OF 11N. .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. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TUE...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTS E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NE WINDS. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W MON NIGHT AS LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE LOW MOVES W ACROSS FLORIDA THEN INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 75W MON NIGHT THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 71W NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND SW PART. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT . ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N W OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 23N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR