000 FZNT23 KNHC 191503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH N OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO DISRUPT TRADE WINDS THROUGH SAT. TRADES 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THIS EVENING. TROUGH FROM 25N77W TO 23N71W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU THEN MOVE N FRI AND SAT. GALE FORCE WINDS BUILDING BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND HIGH PRES TO THE N THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 75W THROUGH WED NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 29N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13. N OF 25N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER JSC/DGS