000 FZNT23 KNHC 182032 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 1008 MB LOW NEAR 11N79W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN DRIFT W MON AND TUE AND BECOME DIFFUSE BY LATE WED. HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI...THEN BE REPLACED BY A RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. LOW PRES TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE W BAHAMAS MON AND TRACK NE THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 81W AND 84W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 84W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF LINE CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT....SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE AND WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 84W. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N AND S OF 9N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N AND S OF 10N. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO 26N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE E TO ALONG 31N70W TO E CUBA BY LATE TONIGHT...FROM 31N65W TO NEAR HAITI BY LATE SAT AFTERNOON...THEN TO E OF AREA SUN NIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO A PSN FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SAT. NEW TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP FROM 29N73W TO W CUBA MON... AND MOVE TO A PSN FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE AND FROM NEAR 28N65W TO SE BAHAMAS WED. HIGH PRES WILL TRACK W TO E ALONG 30N SUN THROUGH TUE...THEN STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE AREA WED. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT NE TO E 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT N OF 22N. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N W OF 74W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 T O 25 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE