000 FZNT23 KNHC 261435 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT MOVING INTO THE E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...THEN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. OTHERWISE EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SE PART FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 17N. W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PART SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN AND MON. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN AND MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 68W FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N. .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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N SUN. .MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM JUST NW OF BERMUDA SW TO ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH FRI THEN WILL SHIFT N OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE SE PART THIS AFTERNOON PERSISTING THROUGH SAT AND THEN DISSIPATING BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E EAST OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WEST OF 77W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY