000 FZNT23 KNHC 252101 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 25 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE THU. OTHERWISE WEAKENING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WITH BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING W TO NEAR 68W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT TO MAINTAIN A WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SE PART FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE HALF TONIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .THU THROUGH MON...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT E OF 65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALL BUT SW PART TONIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM JUST NW OF BERMUDA SW TO ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH FRI THEN WILL SHIFT N OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG ABOUT 23N E OF 70W THU AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W AND NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 70W AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING