000 FZNT23 KNHC 251507 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES IN THE SW ATLC AND A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE DISPLACED TO THE E SHOULD MAKE FOR A WEAK PRES PATTERN AND LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES TODAY THROUGH MON. RIDGING NE OF THE AREA SHOULD BUILD INTO THE CARIBBEAN TUE AND CAUSE TRADES TO RETURN TO NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E OF 83W VARIABLE MOSTLY W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE S OF 10N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT....LOWEST S OF 10N. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 80W. .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. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E WIND WAVES...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....HIGHEST E. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....HIGHEST S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E WIND WAVES...HIGHEST E OF 60W. .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. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 29N65W TO 22N78W SHOULD CREEP SE THIS AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM 25N65W TO SE CUBA MON. THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN LIFTING NW AS A WEAKENING WARM FRONT TUE ...LYING FROM 28N65W TO 21N75W TUE MORNING AND 31N66W TO 24N79W WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATING BY WED AFTERNOON. IN ITS WAKE...WEAK HIGH PRES SHOULD TAKE HOLD ALONG 28N LATER WED AND THU...WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERING THE FAR NW AND N CENTRAL WATERS THU AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN SW WIND WAVES N OF 25N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 74W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...LOWEST FAR NW AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONTAL S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONTAL E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT DIMINISHING. .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/KIMBERLAIN