000 FZNT23 KNHC 260840 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W WILL MOVE W TO 68W WED...AND 73W BY THU. HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES FROM E OF BARBADOS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 .TODAY...S OF 18N W OF 85W...AND S OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 80W IN E SWELL...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 .TODAY...N OF 13N E OF 77W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N...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 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N... NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 65W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 72W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 16N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N77W TO 25N74W WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH FROM BERMUDA THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 78W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 70W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .SAT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN