000 FZNT23 KNHC 210916 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAY 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF TROUGHING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO SOUTH THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL ALLOW FOR WEAK TRADES TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. SLIGHT STRENGTHENING OF A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES OVER PORTIONS OF THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING NW PART. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .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. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TODAY...W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 68W. .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT FAR W PART BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR PART 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W THROUGH THU NIGHT. AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...GALE CONDITIONS OVER NW WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN 1006 MB LOW PRES GULF OF MEXICO AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. AN ORGANIZED SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO FORM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS S OF 27N TONIGHT AND DRIFT W THROUGH SAT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF WEAK LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE SE PORTION. TROUGH SHOULD DRIFT NE SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF 78W... .TODAY...N OF 29N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 68W FROM 22N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY N OF 25N W OF 73W AND S OF 25N E OF 73W. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W 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 BETWEEN 71W AND 75W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE OF BAHAMAS. .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 NE PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK