000 FZNT23 KNHC 250919 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES TO CONTINUE THROUGH MON NIGHT. TRADES THEN INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON TUE THROUGH THU OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK TOWARDS THE W. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .TODAY...W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 85W. .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 18N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .TODAY AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 80W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 11N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 11N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SW PART. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 15N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 15N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .TODAY...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N62W TO A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 28N73W AND NW TO INLAND CENTRAL AND N FL. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE NE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON PUSHING THE FRONT SE TO ALONG A LINE FROM 27N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY MON NIGHT. FRONT THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE BY TUE ALONG 71W...AND BEGINS TO DRIFT BACK TO THE WNW AS A TROUGH THROUGH WED BEFORE MERGING WITH THE SRN PORTION OF WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NRN WATERS ON THU. WEAK HIGH BUILDS ALONG 30N ON THU WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS OF LOW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT TO 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 69W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT E OF 69W. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH TO 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED...W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 70W AND FAR NE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE