000 FZNT23 KNHC 230918 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN WEAK TRADES ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN TO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MID WEEK. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED..S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W TODAY. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE FAR NW PORTION THROUGH INTO FRI NIGHT AS LOW PRES IN THE GULF MOVES FURTHER NW. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL FORM OVER THE SE BAHAMAS THIS WEEKEND AND MOVE IN A GENERALLY NORTHERLY DIRECTION INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 71W AND S OF 25N E OF 71W. .MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N W OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 79W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN