000 FZNT23 KNHC 290255 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL 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 CROSSING THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT IS MOVING 20 KT. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU NIGHT...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI...INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN...THEN OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TONIGHT AND THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SW PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND NW PARTS. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. RIDGE THEN BUILDS E TO W ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE AREA SAT THROUGH MON. NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE S WATERS WITH INCREASING WINDS E OF 76W THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...THEN DECREASING MON. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .TONIGHT AND 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 FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 70W E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 23N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 MAINLY SE PART. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS NEAR 20 KT... DECREASING TO 15 KT E OF 70W SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN