000 FZNT23 KNHC 151504 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 15 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FRI. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILD N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES THROUGH SAT...HIGHEST TRADES OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF HONDURAS. TRADES SHOULD INCREASE SAT INTO MON AS SUBTROPICAL RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE E. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S. N OF 18N W OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN....N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE E OF 81W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 78W 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. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 TO 7 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES IN N SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT ATLC PASSAGES SAT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE MON. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 13N TO 18N E TO SE 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. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 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 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL MON. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE WILL MOVE E OF AREA BY TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA W OF THE FRONT AND THEN SHIFT E FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 29N80W SAT MORNING AND 29N65W TO 30N71W TO 28N80W SUN AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. SUBTROPICAL RIDGE ALONG 22N SAT AND EXTENDS TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA BY MON. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 9 FT IN NE 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 NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...E OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 26N. S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND W WIND WAVES. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT MAINLY N OF 28N. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY W WIND WAVES. S OF 26N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT MAINLY N OF 28N. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT NEAR BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL