000 FZNT23 KNHC 160855 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NW VENEZUELA WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH WED...THEN MOVE E AS THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. FRESH SE RETURN FLOW WILL LIE OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU AND FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND REMAIN E OF 70W FRI. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N E OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 83W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 83W LATE. .THU AND FRI...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS NE TO E OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W FRI. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 11N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E 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 AND FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W FRI. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .WED...W OF 69W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .THU...W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 72W E WINDS TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E OVER E PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N TUE THROUGH WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N TUE NIGHT AND WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY MOVE E TO 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS ALONG 28N THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 22N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER