000 FZNT23 KNHC 282100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN CUBA TO A WEAK LOW NEAR 18N78W. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY TRACK NE ALONG THE TROUGH TOWARDS EASTERN CUBA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND SAT REACHING THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC ON SUN. THE TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD...AND EXTEND FROM THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SW TO NE HONDURAS BY MON THEN WILL BECOME DIFFUSE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TUE. EASTERLY TRADES WILL RETURN LATE TUE THROUGH WED AS AN ATLC RIDGE N OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS BUILDS TO THE W. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR TROUGH. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E SUN...THEN BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUN. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON...THEN BECOMING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 11N TUE. .WED...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 67W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON. E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SAT...THEN ISOLATED SAT NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF TROUGH SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FROM 14N TO 18N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND S OF 14N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. N OF 18N W OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 29N66W 1005 MB MOVING SE AT 10 KT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. A TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 28N65W TO JUST N OF HISPANIOLA TONIGHT THEN FROM 25N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAT EVENING. ANOTHER LOW WILL TRACK NE FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA TO NEAR 22N67W EARLY SUN EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING INTO A TROUGH FROM 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE EARLY MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. 1020 MB HIGH PRES WILL BE CENTERED NEAR 30N70W MON EVENING WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH WED WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO THE W ACROSS FLORIDA. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W SE OF LOW EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR LOW AND TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF 76W EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 76W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 76W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SAT NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SAT NIGHT...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH AND E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT WED. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY