000 FZNT23 KNHC 150911 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LACK OF A STRONG SUBTROPICAL RIDGE THROUGH WED WILL INHIBIT EASTERLY TRADE WINDS. THE RIDGE BUILDS TO THE N LATE WED TO THU WITH SE RETURN FLOW THEN BECOMING FRESH IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. A TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 12N TUE THROUGH WED AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU WHERE IT WILL MEET UP WITH THE TROUGH THAT CURRENTLY LIES FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO FAR NE COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 85W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 83W AND 1 TO 2 FT BETWEEN 80W AND 83W...SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N W OF 83W. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 80W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 11N W OF 78W WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 11N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .WED AND THU...E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 14N E OF 68W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT N OF 14N. W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND THU...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH LIFTS N THROUGH WATERS E OF 70W TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS TODAY AND BE REINFORCED BY A SERIES OF TROUGHS THROUGH TUE BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA BY LATE WED. RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE E ALONG 29N ON THU. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 72W S OF 23N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S WINDS E OF 71W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 73W AND E OF 70W BETWEEN 22N TO 28N.. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 71W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND E OF 70W N OF 28N. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S OF 26N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N W OF 71W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER