000 FZNT23 KNHC 130857 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC AREA EARLY THU AND STALL BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH LATE WEEK...STRONGEST S OF 15N EAST OF 75W AND GULF OF HONDURAS. STRONG NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN WINDWARD PASSAGE WED NIGHT INTO THU. LONG PERIOD NW TO N SWELL SHOULD ARRIVE OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN AND ATLANTIC PASSAGES LATE THIS WEEK. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE WED THEN E TO SE N OF 19N FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SAT....N OF 20N SE 5 TO 10 KT WINDS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR COLOMBIA COAST. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE WED. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THU NIGHT THEN 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. S OF 14N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL THU. FROM 13N TO 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT. N OF 18N SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N 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 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 24N72W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SHOULD EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA WED MORNING ...FROM 21N65W TO MONA PASSAGE THU...THEN SE OF AREA. LONG PERIOD N TO NE SWELL WILL DOMINATE AREA THROUGH THU BEFORE SUBSIDING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA W OF THE FRONT THU. INCREASING SW FLOW PRECEDES NEXT COLD FRONT AND SPREADS FROM W TO E...WITH FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FL COAST EARLY SAT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO 27N80W BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1 530 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N AND E. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 71W LATE. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL BECOMING 11 TO 14 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 78W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN SW WIND WAVES. N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED W WIND WAVES AND NE SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN