000 FZNT23 KNHC 220922 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH 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. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY...N OF 13N E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 74W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR HISPANIOLA COAST. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W BECOMING SCATTERED LATE TODAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 70W SAT THROUGH SUN. AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 19N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE FAR NW PORTION THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS LOW PRES IN THE GULF MOVES FURTHER W. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL FORM OVER THE SE BAHAMAS THIS WEEKEND AND LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N AND ALONG NORTHERN BAHAMAS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN