000 FZNT23 KNHC 130253 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC AREA WED NIGHT INTO THU THEN DISSIPATE FRI. RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TO ALONG 22N BY SAT. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 17N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT....N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. 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. 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 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 SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT WED THROUGH SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL FRI INTO SAT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO W CUBA TUE...FROM 25N65W TO HAITI WED AND DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA W OF THE FRONT. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FL COAST LATE FRI...AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 26N80W BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1 1130 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N E OF 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E 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 26N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 75W N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI ...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 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 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE