000 FZNT23 KNHC 202130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER THE E GULF WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR WEAK TRADES ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING NW PART. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT S OF 11N NW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...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 NEAR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 16N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W THROUGH THU NIGHT. AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...GALE CONDITIONS OVER NW WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN 1007 MB LOW PRES OVER SE GULF AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DIMINISH EARLY THU MORNING. AN ORGANIZED SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO LINGER FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS S OF 27N TONIGHT THROUGH SUN WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF WEAK LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE SE PORTION. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF 77W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 77W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 67W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 71W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 70W E 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 68W NE TO 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 75W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 E TO 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 26N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 28N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 22N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...MAINLY SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND W PARTS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE