000 FZNT23 KNHC 250301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...DEEP LAYERED LOW PRES 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 TONIGHT. $$ AMZ082-250930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W...SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 84W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 20N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 80W...SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N...WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-250930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E W OF 81W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. 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. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-250930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 16N W OF 64W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-250930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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...BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. 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. .FRI...N OF 16N...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N...NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST JUST NE OF BERMUDA THROUGH TUE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN...WHILE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC SW TO NEAR 22N 65W. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-250930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING