000 FZNT23 KNHC 242105 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN ELONGATED TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN FROM COLOMBIA NW TO COASTAL NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI BEFORE DRIFTING N SAT AND SUN. OTHERWISE GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES WILL BE PREVALENT ACROSS THE BASIN THEN FRESHEN N OF THIS TROUGH SAT AND SUN. LOW PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW FROM LOW TO NEAR LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W THROUGH WED NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 13N SW OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N SW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALL BUT SW PORTION. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL FRI. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N W OF 68W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 70W TONIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N W OF 66W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N W OF 68W SUN. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE W OF 60W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N VARIABLE MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM JUST NW OF BERMUDA SW TO NE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH FRI THEN SHIFT N OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 70W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E EAST OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING