000 FZNT23 KNHC 150912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH EASTERN CUBA AND EASTERN JAMAICA WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FL AND INTO WESTERN CUBA OVER THE WEEKEND WHILE ATLC HIGH PRES MAINTAINS LITTLE CHANGE TO TRADES THROUGH SAT. TRADES ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH AFTERWARD INTO MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND THE TROUGH AMPLIFIES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OF N OF 18N AND W OF 85W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .TUE...E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PART NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE N OF 15N. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AMD MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 18N. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FRONT CENTRAL BAHAMAS INTO EASTERN CUBA WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FL OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE STALLING AND AMPLIFYING NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BEHIND A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT OVER NE WATERS WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE REGION...WITH THE HIGH CENTER PASSING SOUTHWARD INTO NE WATERS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS MON AND FROM 31N70W TO 29N81W TUE MORNING. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT DIRECTLY W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF DISSIPATED STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS VICINITY BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .SUN...S OF 25N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART S OF 29N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 71W. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 70W S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK