000 FZNT23 KNHC 220249 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS FROM CENTRAL ATLANTIC THROUGH CUBA SHOULD LIFT NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THEN. A COLD FRONT SETTLING SOUTHWARD IN THE SOUTHWEST ATLC WILL CAUSE THE RIDGE TO SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SAT. AS A RESULT...TRADES SHOULD WEAKEN TO BELOW NORMAL LEVELS LATER SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE WIND WAVES AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN AND 2 TO 4 FT MON. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC TO CUBA SHOULD SHIFT N TONIGHT THROUGH FRI BUT SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT SHOULD BRIEFLY ENTER THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NE WATERS THU NIGHT BEFORE SWEEPING E OF AREA FRI NIGHT. A SECOND...BACKDOOR FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS AND LIE FROM 31N65W TO 29N78W TO NORTH FLORIDA SAT AFTERNOON...FROM 26N65W TO 26N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON...AND FROM 25N65W TO 25N77W THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS MON AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 76W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FLORIDA COAST THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR FLORIDA COAST. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS ANS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 26N. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 74W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE. N OF 26N S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE WIND WAVES W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W. N OF FRONT E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE WIND WAVES W OF 74W BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN