000 FZNT23 KNHC 180831 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAY 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEAR 70W UNTIL THU THEN MOVE W AS THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH BUILDS TO THE N BEFORE DISSIPATING IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W S OF 12N WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU...PASS 70W FRI NIGHT AND DEVELOP WEAK LOW PRES ALONG IT IN THE SW CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN...N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E SUN E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 79W WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY THU. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS E ALONG 30N THU AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO 28N OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 AHEAD OF FRONT AND E OF 71W. .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 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 SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT N OF 27N W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER