000 FZNT23 KNHC 080302 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 07 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES SLIDES ESE ACROSS THE NRN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 23N72W WILL MOVE E OF AREA EARLY THU MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRI WITH A RIDGE ALONG 24N SAT AND SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO S CENTRAL FL BY LATE MON WITH A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE FAR SE PART. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 07 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...N TO NE E OF 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 75W. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 72W. .THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N W OF 73W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NRN WATERS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 69W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KTW OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT....EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT W TO NW 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NRN WATERS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR AND W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE