000 FZNT23 KNHC 251509 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE FAR TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC EXTENDS NE AND WEAKLY INTO THE SW CARIBBEAN...WHILE A LARGE LOW PRES CIRCULATION DOMINATES THE SW N ATLC. WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT W AND NW AND BECOME ANCHORED FROM HONDURAS-NICARAGUA TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY FRI. ELSEWHERE MODERATE E TO SE TRADES TODAY WILL FRESHEN BRIEFLY WED THROUGH THU MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE ATLC REACHES HISPANIOLA FRI. TROPICAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH S PORTIONS OF ATLC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO SE CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N E OF 80W. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 EXCEPT TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .SAT...E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON..VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM W TO E. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON..N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT SW PORTIONS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 11N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 16N VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N S TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES SYSTEM WITH 1007 MB CENTER NEAR 30N72W. BROAD CIRCULATION WILL DRIFT NW WITH CENTER NEAR 31N74W BY WED MORNING THEN MEANDER EASTWARD THROUGH FRI...BEFORE MOVING E-NE AND PASSING BERMUDA LATE SAT. THE LOW WILL DRAG A TROUGH SE THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS WED REACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 30N W OF 76W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS SW TO W 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 28N TO 24N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 28N TO 24N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE AND NW PARTS. .WED ...N OF 27N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING