000 FZNT23 KNHC 010317 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 31 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. AMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...ELONGATED LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS THE FAR W CARIB JUST OFF THE E COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND BELIZE...ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIDDLE LEVEL REMNANTS OF AGATHA...WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. EASTERLY TRADES WILL RETURN TUE THROUGH FRI AND STRENGTHEN SOME AS ATLC RIDGE REBUILDS N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-010930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-010930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 80W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 77W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT E OF 77W TUE. W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 77W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE SAT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-010930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 13N. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELL THROUGH THE ATLANTIC PASSAGES. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 70W BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-010930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE MAINLY S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 59W. .TUE...N OF 20N W OF 60W WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 62W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ088-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WITH ACTIVE WEATHER EXTENDING FROM HISPANIOLA E-NE ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS WILL MEANDER ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH EARLY TUE THEN LIFT N TO ALONG 24N BY WED EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N THEN WEAKEN THU AND FRI AS A THE TROUGH LIFTS N TO ALONG 27N...WHILE A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS W ALONG 23N S OF THE TROUGH. $$ AMZ080-010930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N FROM 72W TO THE BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER SE PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER SE PORTION. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW FRI THEN SW TO W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W WINDS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING