000 FZNT23 KNHC 190318 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 18 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A 1010 MB LOW PRES IS NEAR 22N75W. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N AT AROUND 10 KT TO NEAR 26N76W TUE EVENING THEN TO NEAR 27N77W WED EVENING AND MAY APPROACH E-CENTRAL FLORIDA THU EVENING. TRADE WINDS INCREASE IN EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NE. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 .TONIGHT...E 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 79W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 86W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SAT... $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE NW OF FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TUE AS 1010 MB SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS BUILDING BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRES TO THE N TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 72W TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N AND ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 68W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .THU...N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR