000 FZNT23 KNHC 172032 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W MOVING W 15 KT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON AND AGAIN MAINLY AFFECT THE AREA NE OF THE LESSER ANTILLES WITH AN INCREASE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH EARLY THU. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART NEAR COASTS OF COSTA RICA AND PANAMA. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 78W AND 80W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FAR E PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL TUE. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL TUE AND WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND SW PARTS. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 67W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE W OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG LEEWARD ISLANDS MOVING N OF AREA INTO MON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 15N W OF 70W. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS APPROACHING NE PART EARLY WED THROUGH THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 60W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL MON SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 16N TUE AND TO 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA WED AND THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THU. THE RIDGE WILL DRIFT S NEAR 29N/30N WED AND THU. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NE PART OF THE AREA TUE AND WED THEN SLOWLY DRIFT NW THU. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER AND NEAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS...AND ALSO WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 22.5N72W 27N65W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF TROUGH W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF TROUGH SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S OF 28N. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE