000 FZNT23 KNHC 220836 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU MAY 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS CUBA WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA TODAY THEN SHIFT E SAT AND SUN. STRONG SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI THEN DIMINISH GRADUALLY FRI NIGHT AND SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE THROUGH SAT THEN WEAKEN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N AND W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 84W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. N OF 18N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W 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 THROUGH FRI. .SUN AND MON...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 PART. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...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. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 24N65W TO W CUBA WILL LIFT N TO 25N TODAY THROUGH FRI THEN SHIFT E SAT AND SUN. SW WINDS N OF 28N WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY AND FRI. THE FRONT WILL SURGE FARTHER S LATE SAT AND EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA KEYS ON SUN THEN STALL OVER THE SE PART MON. STRONG NE WINDS N OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE LARGE NE SWELLS N AND E OF THE BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF 72W TONIGHT. 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 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W FRI NIGHT. 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 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT TO 24N. .SUN...N OF FRONT W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL W OF 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ .FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.