000 FZNT23 KNHC 170854 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 22N56W TO PUERTO RICO WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. WEAK RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN A LITTLE MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 80W AND S OF 18N E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE 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 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT ATLC PASSAGES AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT WED. SEAS 7 FT WITH E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT WED. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF SE U.S. COAST. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO 28N81W THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN. FRONTAL TROUGH MOVE OFF U.S. COAST LATE SUN AND MOVE E OF BERMUDA BY LATE MON. ANOTHER FRONTAL TROUGH MOVE OFF U.S. COAST LATE TUE AND MOVE EAST TO NEAR 70W LATE WED. WEAK RIDGE ALONG 25N THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 75W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS