000 FZNT23 KNHC 261458 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON MAY 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES N OF THE AREA AND A DISPLACED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE E SHOULD CONTINUE TO FAVOR A WEAK PRES PATTERN AND LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES TODAY. SUBTROPICAL RIDGING BUILDS WESTWARD INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND HELPS MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. BROAD BUT DISORGANIZED LOW PRES NEAR OR OVER CENTRAL AMERICA SHOULD MOVE SLOWLY NW FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS NEAR CUBAN COAST. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E WIND WAVES. N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 14N. .TONIGHT THROUGH 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 SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 80W. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS GENERALLY W OF 80W. .FRI...N OF 11N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N E OF 68W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AREA WIDE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E WIND WAVES THU AND 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WED BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 60W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E WIND WAVES...HIGHEST SE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E WIND WAVES. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SHOULD DRIFT NORTHWEST TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. A WEAK RIDGE WITH AN AXIS ALONG 30N SHOULD PERSIST WED THROUGH EARLY FRI BUT WEAKEN AND SHIFT E AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT NEARING THE NORTHERN WATERS LATER FRI. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON MAY 26 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY E OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT DIMINISHING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/LAHIFF