000 FZNT23 KNHC 250908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON MAY 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES N OF THE AREA 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...BEFORE NOSING INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATE IN THE WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 80W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N WINDS SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 13N E OF 78W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST JUST NE OF BERMUDA THROUGH TUE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS THEN SHIFT NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 28W W OF 68W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .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 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN