000 FZNT23 KNHC 170830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI AND BE REPLACED BY A RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO THE NE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND MON...W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 29N76W TO 22N78W WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA THROUGH FRI. A LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE TROUGH AND BE NEAR 28N76W TODAY...31N74W TONIGHT...THEN WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI...31N68W TO SOUTH FLORIDA SAT... 29N65W TO W CUBA SUN...THEN 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON. A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 31N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW N OF 26N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .FRI...N OF 26N E OF 70W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL