000 FZNT23 KNHC 130240 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH ELY FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BETWEEN A WEAKENING TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W AND HIGH PRES WEDGING INTO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MON AND MON NIGHT...BUT LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS AGAIN INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR E CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE ...BECOMING ISOLATED SUN NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND COAST OF HAITI. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 19N W OF 62W THROUGH SUN. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE THROUGH THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .SYNOPSIS...THE 1008 MB REMNANT LOW OF ANDREA NEAR 30.0N 77.0W 78.1W...OR ABOUT 220 NM E OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA...WILL MOVE TO A PSN NEAR 30.6N 75.5W SUN MORNING...30.4N 72.2W SUN NIGHT... TO NEAR 30.2N 67.4W MON MORNING...THEN WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA MON AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO NE FLORIDA MON MORNING...FROM 27N65W TO 28N81W BY MON EVENING...FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT BETWEEN 75W AND 77W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT FROM 25N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E OF LOW AND FROM 24N TO 30N E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 78W. AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE S OF 28N W OF 75W REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 5 NM. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT OF THE LOW...AND ALSO N OF 22N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 76W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...THE SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND DEVELOPING S OF 26N MON. .TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .THU...N OF 25N E OF 74W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE