000 FZNT23 KNHC 140902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED MAY 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC EARLY THU AND STALL BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...STRONGEST SOUTH OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W AND IN GULF OF HONDURAS. STRONG NE WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP IN WINDWARD PASSAGE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU AND DIMINISH FRI. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN....N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N MOSTLY N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE WED INTO THU DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE AND 4 TO 6 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL THU. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THOUGH SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT SAT AND 5 TO 6 FT SUN. FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE TOE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... HIGHEST S. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE SE CUBA SHOULD LIE FROM 22N65W TO HISPANIOLA THU MORNING AND SE OF AREA FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA W OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 29N81W SAT MORNING AND 31N69W TO 27N80W SUN MORNING. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 T0 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE. N OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR SHORE SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW W OF 72W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW WIND WAVES AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 25N .SUN...N OF 30N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN