000 FZNT23 KNHC 171505 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT AND WED THEN MOVES INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN VENEZUELA. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE S OF 18N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .THU...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO 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 NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY TODAY BEFORE WEAKENING AND LIFTING NORTHWARD WED INTO THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS E ALONG 29N THU AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO 28N THROUGH SAT. A SURFACE TROUGH MAY DEVELOP E OF THE BAHAMAS LATE THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 70W. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 25 W OF 72 NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR