000 FZNT23 KNHC 110257 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 46W TONIGHT WILL MOVE W TO 55W MON...THEN ENTER THE SE CARIBBEAN WED AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON THU. OTHERWISE FRESH EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH PERIOD EXCEPT LOCALLY STRONG ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N TONIGHT WILL MOVE S AND WEAKEN ON SUN. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY MON. BY MON AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL MOVE FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W...FROM 31N68W TO 23N78W LATE MON NIGHT...AND FROM 30N65W TO 22N74W TUE AFTERNOON. BY WED THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH 25N65W TO 20N70W AND THEN EXIT THE AREA ON THU. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT E OF 72W. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 21N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 72W AND 76W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N PART. N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CAB