000 FZNT23 KNHC 060855 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 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. AMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK...THEN INCREASE SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ AMZ082-061530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 2008 .TODAY...W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-061530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 2008 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-061530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-061530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ088-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 29N78W BY MIDDAY...31N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY WED MORNING...THEN EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA LATE WED THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-061530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 06 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED ALONG THE FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW 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 CHRISTENSEN