000 FZNT23 KNHC 200921 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAY 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 20 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. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING NW PART. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N AND SE PART. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY N PART. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...GALE CONDITIONS OVER NW WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN 1007 MB LOW PRES OFF SW FL AND 1031 MB HIGH PRES OFF THE DELMARVA COAST WILL DIMINISH BY THU MORNING. BROAD TROUGHING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BAHAMAS TROUGH THE PERIOD. AN ORGANIZED SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED LINGER FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD CHANNEL NORTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS S OF 27N TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 77W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 77W E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N OF 26N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 67W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 77W...AND OVER SE PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...AND TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SUN...EXCEPT FAR NE PART N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN...EXCEPT FAR NE PART 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 71W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR OVER FAR E PART S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS TSTMS E PART...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK