000 FZNT23 KNHC 180241 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM 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. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N W OF 82W E TO SE INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 18N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .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 THROUGH 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. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TONIGHT 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. .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. .SUN...N OF 15N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS E ALONG 29N THU AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO 28N THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .TONIGHT...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 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 FRONTAL TROUGH. .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 AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FRO 22N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL