000 FZNT23 KNHC 140145 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 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. A COLD FRONT WILL LOSE IDENTITY NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN....N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT WED THROUGH SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...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. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO HAITI WED AND DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA W OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO 27N80W SAT AND WEAKEN ALONG 31N65W TO W CUBA SUN. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N 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 W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON