000 FZNT23 KNHC 182056 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH SUN WITH THE ATLC RIDGE WEAKENING AS A TROUGH MOVES TO THE EAST N OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. MEANWHILE A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. WEAK LOW PRES AND AN ATTENDANT SURFACE TROUGH MAY FORM IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT....W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL THROUGHOUT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION FRI. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NE OF TROUGH SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND SAT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE TO S NORTH OF 18N SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO NEAR MELBOURNE FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO THE E TONIGHT AND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH THU NIGHT SHIFTING TO THE E ALONG 65W BY SUN. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGING WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH AND SE PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 76W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF TROUGH AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF TROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 74W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH AND LOW SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROUGH AND LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH AND LOW S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH AND LOW NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND LOW. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY