000 FZNT23 KNHC 120844 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON MAY 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W SOUTH OF 10N IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE SHOULD REMAIN WEAK AND ENTER NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA MON. A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WED NIGHT...HERALDING THE ARRIVAL OF NW SWELL FROM THE SW ATLC THROUGH LATE WEEK. OTHERWISE...MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES PERSIST THROUGH PERIOD EXCEPT LOCALLY STRONG ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 14N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. FROM 13N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....HIGHEST S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST S. S OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU IN NW SWELL. FROM 13N T0 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SW FLOW PRECEDING A COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W SHOULD PREVAIL N OF 26N TODAY...WHILE A W TO NW FLOW CLOSE TO GALE FORCE FOLLOWS IT. THE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO 25N80W MON EVENING...FROM 25N65W TO 20N70W TUE EVENING...AND FROM 21N65W TO PUERTO RICO WED EVENING...WITH WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING INTO THE AREA THU. SIGNIFICANT LONG PERIOD NW SWELL SHOULD PROPAGATE FROM THE E COAST OF THE U.S. TO THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN FROM EARLY TO LATE WEEK. SLY WINDS SHOULD AGAIN INCREASE FAR NW LATE THU INTO FRI AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1 530 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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...HIGHEST N. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT ...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT N OF 24N EARLY. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N E OF 74W NW TO N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW FRI. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL FRI. N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT FRI. S OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. S OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN