000 FZNT23 KNHC 120357 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1156 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1156 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W MON AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN TUE AND MOVE ACROSS THE FAR S CENTRAL WATERS WED THROUGH FRI. A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATES THROUGH THU. OTHERWISE FRESH EASTERLY TRADES PERSIST THROUGH PERIOD EXCEPT LOCALLY STRONG ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1156 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1156 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT... EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1156 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU INTO FRI. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1156 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL FRI INTO SAT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1156 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 22N WILL RETREAT E OF BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS N OF RIDGE ARE INCREASING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO POSITION FROM 31N70W TO NW BAHAMAS BY EARLY MON NIGHT...FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA BY EARLY TUE NIGHT...AND TO NE OF HISPANIOLA SUNSET WED AND DISSIPATE THU. STRONG WINDS EITHER SIDE OF FRONT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA. LONG PERIOD N SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE INTO THE MUCH OF THE NRN AND ERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA MON THROUGH THU...THEN SUBSIDE FRI. SLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER THE FAR NW PART LATE WED INTO THU IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE NE FL COAST FRI AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...UPDATED 1156 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 UPDATED WINDS FOR WED N OF 27N E OF 75W .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL....HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S 10 KT E OF DISSIPATING FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .THU AND FRI ...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN 8 TO 11 SECOND NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE