000 FZNT23 KNHC 182055 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO LAKE MARACAIBO REMAINS NEAR 71W THROUGH THU THEN MOVES W AND DISSIPATES IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE S OF 13N ALONG 57W MOVES INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU. WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN AND MON...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .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. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E SUN E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .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 AND MON...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. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N74W TO FLORIDA STRAITS WILL MOVE E TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRES RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS E ALONG 30N THU AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO 28N OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 10 KT. 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. .FRI NIGHT AND 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 AND MON...N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT MON EXCEPT NE TO E 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 MUNDELL