000 FZNT23 KNHC 100307 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W MON AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN TUE REACHING ALONG 67W LATE WED. OTHERWISE FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN WEAKEN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BY WED. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 82W. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NE PART. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 12N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR S PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SE PART MON. .TUE AND WED...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG WAVE. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S PART. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 10N NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO S FL WILL SHIFT SE TO ALONG 23N SUN...AND TO THE FAR SE PAT MON AND E OF THE AREA ON TUE. WESTERLY WINDS N OF THE RIDGE WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N72W TO 24N80W BY MON EVENING. FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY TUE NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 29N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE E OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT NEAR 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 23N AND 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NWW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE