000 FZNT23 KNHC 281537 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .AMENDED FOR WEATHER IN SW N ATLANTIC... 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. AMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC 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. $$ AMZ082-282130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 80W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AND MON. N OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-282130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N...NE TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .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. $$ AMZ086-282130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 16N W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-282130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 16N...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING E WINDS THROUGH SAT. 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. $$ AMZ088-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM E OF BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND THEN WEAKLY THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE FRI NIGHT...AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN...BEFORE DISSIPATING BY MON. $$ AMZ080-282130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N...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. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 73W. .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...W TO SW 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 STRIPLING