000 FZNT23 KNHC 040852 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE NRN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NRN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS ON THU. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .TODAY...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FAR SE PART THU. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. .WED AND THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 11N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT NE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N E OF 66W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 24N E OF 70W. .TUE...S OF 14N W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .WED AND THU...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART TONIGHT AND SUN...BECOMING ISOLATED SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL... HIGHEST E PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS N AND FAR S WATERS. .WED AND THU...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 31N71W 1021 MB WILL MOVE S TO NEAR 29N BY SUN NIGHT WITH RIDGE W TO NE FL. THE HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SE TO NEAR 28N67W BY MON MORNING...AND SHIFT E OF THE AREA MON AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SUN NIGHT...AND REACH FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON NIGHT...FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE AFTERNOON...FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA WED...THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE INTO THE ERN WATERS ON THU. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2008 .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 71W. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND FAR SRN WATERS. .THU...N OF 28N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 25N TO 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE