000 FZNT23 KNHC 240856 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 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. AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WEAK PRES PATTERN OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THROUGH MON. TRADES SHOULD RESTRENGTHEN OVER THE E HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED...AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SW INTO THE NE PART. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .TODAY...S OF 20N W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR COASTS OF BELIZE AND NORTHERN HONDURAN. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NEAR CUBAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N W OF 83W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N E OF 80W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW S OF 10N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N E OF 73W. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .TUE AND WED...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST S. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT....HIGHEST S. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT....HIGHEST S. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NRN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FROM 30N65W TO A LOW AT 29N71W TO NE FL BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND FROM 27N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS SUN EVENING BEFORE STALLING. THE STALLED FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO SE CUBA MON EVENING...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROUGH NEAR THE BAHAMAS ON TUE AND MOVE NW FROM 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY WED. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING SW EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM S OF LOW. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 30N LATE TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SW OF BAHAMAS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND NEAR LOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... ...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE WIND WAVES E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SW WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT MON. .WED...N OF 25N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE