000 FZNT23 KNHC 170854 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEAR 70W THROUGH THU...THEN MOVE W AS THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE PASSES THROUGH FAR S WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 7OW E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .THU...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY N AND W PARTS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY W PART. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY S OF 13N. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS E ALONG 29N THU AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO 28N THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI. 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 NEAR FRONT AND SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 80W WED NIGHT AND THU. .SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER