000 FZNT23 KNHC 242124 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...DEEP LOW ACROSS LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND AN ASSOCIATED BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NW GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN WEAK TRADES ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRES NEAR BERMUDA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH E TO SE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W INTO THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W...S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 84W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 82W. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 13N E OF 78W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N TONIGHT. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 17N...SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ALONG LEADING EDGE OF TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 15N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST JUST NE OF BERMUDA THROUGH TUE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN...WHILE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC SW TO NEAR 22N 57W. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT...AND MOVE TO THE NE OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 70W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W AND N OF 22N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 28N. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING