000 FZNT23 KNHC 301442 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 NRN HONDURAS. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL EXTEND NNE FROM THE LOW TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH SAT MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DRIFT W THROUGH SUN. THESE FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TO THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-302130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 19N W OF 84W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .AT THROUGH SUN...W OF 83W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS...MAINLY W OF 80W. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20 N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-302130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N W OF 81W. .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 MAINLY SW PART. $$ AMZ086-302130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-302130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A PAIR OF WEAK TROUGHS ONE OVER THE NW BAHAMAS AND THE SECOND ONE JUST N OF HISPANIOLA WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT MORNING. BOTH TROUGHS ARE GENERATING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. A SFC RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL DOMINATE THE AREA DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO CLIP THE NRN PORTION OF THE REGION ON MON THEN DISSIPATE TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG THE NRN PART OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-302130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .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 RUBIO/AGUIRRE