000 FZNT23 KNHC 060232 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N 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. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION EXCEPT BECOME STRONG ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 85W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 60W. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG THE FLORIDA E COAST WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 28N81W TUE...31N67W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT...FROM 28N65W TO E CUBA WED...THEN DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA LATE WED THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS BETWEEN 68W AND 74W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N E OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/BERG