000 FZNT23 KNHC 200311 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES 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. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 83W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING NW PART. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 70W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N AND SE PART. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY N PART. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N80W SW TO ACROSS N CENTRAL FLORIDA. A WEAK 1007 MB LOW IS JUST ALONG THE FLORIDA SW COAST MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH 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 MAY INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS IN THE FAR NE PORTION FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 75W... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 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 BETWEEN 68W AND 75W AND N OF 26N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W AND N OF 28N W OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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