000 FZNT23 KNHC 252116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON MAY 25 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL U.S. AND AN ELONGATED TROUGH JUST OF OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MAINTAIN WEAK TRADES ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES E OF BERMUDA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH E TO SE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...BEFORE EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BY MIDWEEK. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE W-NW INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N...AND E OF 80W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. N OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 80W IN E SWELL...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 13N E OF 77W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS...15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N... NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 15N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT ALONG OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE TONIGHT AND TUE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 64W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH SAT...N OF 16N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN ELONGATED TROUGH HAS FORMED FROM JUST E OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO OFFSHORE OF JACKSONVILLE...AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N TO NE AND EXIT THE AREA LATE WED. FRESH E TO SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND HIGH PRES E OF BERMUDA THROUGH MIDWEEK. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD W IN THE WAKE OF TROUGH WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF A LINE FROM 31N78.5 TO 23N73W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E OF 73W...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 75W. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE AND NW PARTS. .THU...N OF 29N E OF 68W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE AND NW PARTS. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SAT...N OF 26N E OF 76W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT LESS THAN 2 FEET LEE OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING