000 FZNT23 KNHC 282052 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ANCHORED ATLC HIGH PRES SHOULD CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG TRADES AND HIGH SEAS...MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD...SPREADING OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 60W IS MOVING W 20 KT. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THU...MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI...INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN...THEN OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W SHIFTING W OF AREA TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION AND NEAR COASTAL BELIZE AND YUCATAN PENINSULA. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT LOWERING SLIGHTLY 10 TO 12 FT MON. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT S OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 15N AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 15N. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH 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 OF 12N SUN. .MON...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING SW FROM BERMUDA TO SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD PUSH N FROM 30N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND MOVE OFF THE FL E COAST NEAR 28N78W IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST. RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT N ALONG 30N FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG THE EAST COAST...BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER GA AND N FLORIDA. NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE S WATERS WITH INCREASING WINDS E OF 76W FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...THEN DECREASING MON. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W 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 23N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF 76W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART ALONG AND NEAR THE TROPICAL WAVE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS PRIMARILY OVER BAHAMAS. .MON...S OF 29N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS/BROWN