000 FZNT23 KNHC 230835 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH GRADUALLY SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS A RIDGE N OF THE AREA SHIFTS E. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE THROUGH SAT...WEAKEN SUN AND MON...THEN RESTRENGTHEN OVER THE SE PART TUE. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 84W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W TODAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...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 NEAR PANAMA. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 15N. .TUE...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY THEN SHIFT E SAT AND SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OF 31N SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT NIGHT THEN FROM 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 27N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS MON THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF RIDGE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 72W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 72W. S OF FRONT W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N E OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE AND CENTRAL PARTS. $$ .FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.