000 FZNT23 KNHC 010305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 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. AMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR INLAND OVER BELIZE NEAR 18.4N 89.5W 1006 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARTHUR WILL CONTINUE MOVING W OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH WINDS DIMINISHING BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA...POSSIBLY STRENGTHENING OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-010930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 20N W OF 86W... .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 86W SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 85W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W AND S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E OF 80W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-010930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 KT. S OF 12N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL THU. N OF 12N W OF 78W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ086-010930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 65W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .WED...S OF 16N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .THU...S OF 18N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-010930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL MOVE S TO 29N SUN...THEN TO 28N MON AND TUE...BEFORE RETURNING N TO 30N WED AND THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MAKE IT TO THE GEORGIA COAST AND N FLORIDA ON MON THEN STALL BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON TUE. $$ AMZ080-010930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND CENTRAL PARTS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN