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Caribbean Sea Offshore Waters Forecast
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FZNT23 KNHC 152027
OFFNT3
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU MAY 15 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.
AMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2008
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL
ATLC THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FRI. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL BUILD SOME MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.
$$
AMZ082-160330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2008
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN....N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE E OF 81W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE 15
TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
$$
AMZ084-160330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2008
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. N OF 11N
W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL.
$$
AMZ086-160330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2008
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5
TO 6 TO 7 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES IN N SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT
TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT SUN. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT ATLC PASSAGES SAT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE MON.
.TUE...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
$$
AMZ087-160330-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2008
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN
NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. FROM 13N TO 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH
N SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH N
SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S
OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL MON.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N AND 7
FT S OF 18N.
$$
AMZ088-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
530 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2008
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL MOVE EAST. COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST FRIDAY NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 29N81W SAT MORNING AND MOVE RAPIDLY
EAST AND WEAKEN. RIDGE ALONG 23N SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
$$
AMZ080-160330-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
530 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2008
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S 10 TO 15
KT W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO
9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE
SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. N OF 27N E OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO
SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL AND SW
WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND
W WIND WAVES. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO
SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT MAINLY N OF 28N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E
OF FRONT MAINLY N OF 28N.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO
28N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
$$
FORECASTER LL
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