000 FZNT23 KNHC 180835 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AS MOVES E THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TO W CUBA IN COMBINATION WITH A MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER MUCH OF THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR 18N86W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 78W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU....W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N WED... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 77W NE TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 77W...4 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W AND N OF 16N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N AND S OF 15N E OF 65W. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 12N 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 27N65W SW TO NW BAHAMAS WILL SLIDE E TO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY THU MORNING AS A WEAK TROUGH FROM SE GEORGIA TO NE FLORIDA PUSHES SE INTO THE NW PORTION THIS MORNING ...THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WED EVENING. ITS SOUTHERN PORTION WILL THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROUGH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE S AND SW WATERS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON... THEN SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH SAT WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES FORMING ALONG IT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 66W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR HISPANIOLA SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 78W. .THU AND FRI...S OF 26N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 72W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. BETWEEN 69W AND 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BECOMING SE TO S FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND FAR SE BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR NE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE