000 FZNT23 KNHC 222109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE EXTREME W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE NE OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE TROPICS THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN AND SUN NIGHT AND ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AND W CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N TONIGHT AND SUN. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N THROUGH SUN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 26N68W 1011 MB TONIGHT WITH TROUGH TRAILING S-SW TO HISPANIOLA. LOW PRES WILL MEANDER SLOWLY TOWARD THE N OR NW...REACHING NEAR 28N71W LATE MON... NEAR 31N71W LATE TUE...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA WED. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE N AND NE PERIPHERY OF THIS NEW LOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT...AND SHIFT NW WITH THE LOW THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT MAY 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 70W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W SUN NIGHT AND MON... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N BETWEEN 75W AND 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 72W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. N OF 29N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. S OF 28N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 29N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 73W. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N CENTRAL WATERS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N CENTRAL WATERS. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB