000 FZNT23 KNHC 280833 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAY 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THROUGH SAT...MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SUN AND MON AS WEAK TROUGHING TO THE N OF THE AREA OVER THE SE GULF AND SW N ATLC BREAKS DOWN THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE RIDGE. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AND MON. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT N OF 12N E OF 80W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 16N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE FRI NIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN...BEFORE DISSIPATING BY MON. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. FROM 22N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN