000 FZNT23 KNHC 192136 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 CORRECTED SEAS FOR TONIGHT UNDER SW N ATLC 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF TROUGHINESS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR RATHER WEAK TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRI. CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN LATER FRI THROUGH SUN INCREASING TRADES IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND SOUTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 83W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N W OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING NW PART. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 79W. .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. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY ADJACENT TO THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 70W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...CORRECTED 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N78W SW TO WEAK LOW PRES OF 1009 MB OVER SW FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL TRANSITION TO A WARM FRONT OVERNIGHT INTO WED MORNING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WED NIGHT. A VERY TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND STRONG HIGH PRES TO THE N OF FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GALE CONDITIONS TO THE NW WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK IN A GENERAL WESTWARD MOTION ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. A WEAK LOW MOVING S TO THE E OF THE AREA MAY INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS IN THE FAR NE PORTION FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...CORRECTED 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 75W... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 69W E TO SE 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 IN NE SWELL. 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...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN HIGHER GUSTS WED. SEAS 11 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 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 75W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 77W...AND OVER SE PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...AND TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SUN...EXCEPT FAR NE PART N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN...EXCEPT FAR NE PART 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR OVER FAR E PART S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS TSTMS E PART...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE