000 FZNT23 KNHC 200903 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 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH MON AS A BROAD TROUGH AND WEAL LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE BAHAMAS AND SLOWLY LIFT N THROUGH MON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BASIN. A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MAY FORM IN THE SW CARIBBEAN THU...AND POSSIBLY LINGER THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 18N...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .SUN...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT N OF 18N 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. SW OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 147 W OF 66W AND E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N W OF 65W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 19N BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL N OF 16N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 16N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL RETREAT E OF AREA FRI AS A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS DRIFTS TO THE NW. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH LATE SAT AND TURN TO THE NW SUN POSSIBLY REACHING THE FAR N CENTRAL PORTION BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 70W LATE SAT THROUGH SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 75W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 21N. S OF OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 67W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT EARLY FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 76W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.. ...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT E OF 70W LATE SAT INTO SUN. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW PART DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SW PART 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER NE PORTION. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 72W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W NE TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL FROM 23N TO 27N ...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE