000 FZNT23 KNHC 302103 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON MAY 30 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. AMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH WED BETWEEN SLOWLY DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN AND HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIE IN THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLAND THIS EVENING AND THEN NW ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED. BROAD LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-310330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N E OF 82W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE HALF. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 18N E OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W TUE AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N BECOMING NUMEROUS WED. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 19N E OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-310330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 82W. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW HALF. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 13N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY N OF 13N. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 11N. W OF 80W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .FRI...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E OF 80W SW TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-310330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 14N E OF 68W VARIABLE MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTIONS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S HALF. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .THU...W OF 68W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT MONA PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-310330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WIND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE SE PORTION WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH LATE WED WITH ACTIVE WEATHER ALONG IT. HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM BERMUDA THROUGH THE N HALF OF BAHAMAS THROUGH MIDWEEK. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER S OF 25N THU THROUGH SAT AS LOW PRES BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZED ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ080-310330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...HIGHER ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 22N E OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...HIGHER ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 23N E OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS...HIGHER ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 71W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING