000 FZNT23 KNHC 232056 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH GRADUALLY SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS A RIDGE N OF THE AREA SHIFTS E. MODERATE E TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE THROUGH SAT...WEAKEN SUN AND MON...THEN RESTRENGTHEN OVER THE E HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH 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. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL SHIFT E ON SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OF 31N SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT NIGHT THEN FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. A LOW WILL LIKELY FORM ON THE FRONT ALONG 31N. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 27N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS ON MON AND TUE AND WEAKEN ON WED. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 68W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF RIDGE SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 72W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CAB