000 FZNT23 KNHC 210841 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 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS CUBA WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA THU THEN SHIFT E SAT AND SUN. STRONG SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TODAY...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE S OF 18N W OF 86W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 20N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT THU. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N AND W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 24N65W TO W CUBA WILL LIFT N TO 25N THU AND FRI THEN SHIFT E SAT AND SUN. STRONG SW WINDS N OF 28N WILL PRECEDE A WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS THU AND FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE FARTHER S TO 28N SAT THEN EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND SOUTH FLORIDA ON SUN. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TODAY...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF RIDGE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF RIDGE SE TO S WINDS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 72W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 72W. S OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF 74W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 74W. S OF FRONT W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ .FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.