000 FZNT26 KNHC 180856 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL CONTINUE W AND MOVE ACROSS SW CARIBBEAN TODAY AND SAT THEN INLAND ACROSS NICARAGUA SAT NIGHT. AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE JUST APPROACHING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE W-NW ACROSS HISPANIOLA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...AND CUBA AND THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND MON. A BROAD EASTERLY WIND SURGE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE WAVE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. A STRONG MIDDLE LEVEL DISTURBANCE FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT NIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY VERY ACTIVE WEATHER. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NE PORTIONS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF WAVE AXIS SAT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OTHERWISE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT S OF 14N MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SUN AND MON. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E TO SE EAST OF WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF WAVE AXIS AND S OF 16N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 16N THROUGH SUN. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY RIDGE EXTEND E TO W ALONG 27N THROUGH FRI WILL DRIFT N TO 30N AND 31N SAT THROUGH TUE. AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL MOVE W-NW CROSSING PUERTO RICO TONIGHT...HISPANIOLA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...REACHING E CUBA ON MON...THEN CENTRAL CUBA SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILD TO 3 FT E OF 72W SUN. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 75W AND TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$