000 FZNT23 KNHC 280907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW STRONG TRADES AND HIGH SEAS TO PERSIST OVER THE CARIBBEAN THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD...POSSIBLY STRENGTHENING SOME SAT AND SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE ENTERING THE TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 55W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT...THEN REACH THE E CARIBBEAN LATER TONIGHT AND THU AND MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 77W. S OF 19N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W SHIFTING W OF AREA TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N W OF 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND SE PART. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 66W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART SHIFTING W OF AREA SUN. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 12N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. S OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND NW PARTS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART SUN. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA WILL LIFT N FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT AND THU...THEN N TO ALONG 31N FRI THROUGH SUN. NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE S WATERS WITH INCREASING WINDS E OF 75W THU NIGHT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 75W THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS THU...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 68W AND S OF 26N W OF 74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 23N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART THU NIGHT SPREADING NW THROUGH SUN. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART ALONG AND NEAR THE TROPICAL WAVE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE