000 FZNT23 KNHC 222104 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO S TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MAINTAIN WEAK TRADES ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. A TROUGH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND ENHANCING THE PRES GRADIENT SOME THERE AS IT INTERACTS WITH A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE THAT BUILDS SLIGHTLY TO THE SW INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN. THIS SAME RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TRADES ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH EARLY TUE...THEN INCREASE SOME OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 86W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 77W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 83W 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 18N. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 19N ...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E NEAR CUBA AND JAMAICA. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 79W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 79W. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 12N E OF 79W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 12N E OF 79W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL WED. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N BETWEEN 63W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N E OF 71W. .SAT THROUGH WED...S OF 16N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 68W THROUGH MON ...BECOMING ISOLATED TUE. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 16N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR S PART LATE TUE INTO WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE FAR NW PORTION THROUGH INTO FRI NIGHT AS LOW PRES IN THE GULF MOVES FURTHER NW. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL FORM OVER THE SE BAHAMAS THIS WEEKEND AND MOVE IN A GENERALLY NORTHERLY DIRECTION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W 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 S OF 26N AND N OF 26N W OF 77W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 71W AND S OF 25N E OF 71W. .MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N W OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 71W AND S OF 25N E OF 71W. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 79W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE