000 FZNT23 KNHC 190834 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAY 19 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL MOVE W AND DISSIPATE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 60W S OF 14N WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY...OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRIDAY...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WAVE IN THE SW CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN AND MON...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E SUN E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N .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. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ALONG 30N THEN WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES TO 28N OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SW PART. .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. .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 AL