000 FZNT23 KNHC 300847 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND OVER MAINLY THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BETWEEN HIGH PRES TO THE NORTH AND THE REMNANTS OF ALMA OVER CENTRAL AMERICA. IN ADDITION...A SECONDARY LOW MAY DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATER TODAY WHICH COULD ALSO IMPACT MARINE CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS...MAINLY W OF 80W. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20 N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A PAIR OF WEAK TROUGHS ONE OVER THE NW BAHAMAS AND THE SECOND ONE JUST N OF HISPANIOLA WILL DISSIPATE LATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY. BOTH TROUGHS ARE GENERATING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. A SFC RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL DOMINATE THE AREA DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH A COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE REGION ON MON. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 21N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N. MON...N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR