000 FZNT23 KNHC 090252 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 08 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES SLIDES NE OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY ALONG COAST OF S AMERICA W OF 67W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRI BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 24N SAT AND SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON...AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE MON AND FROM 26N65W TO NEAR THE SE BAHAMAS BY LATE TUE. WEAK HIGH WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 75W AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W...AND FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 69W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE