000 FZNT23 KNHC 070923 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 07 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER WRN ATLC SHOULD MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS ERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WEEKEND. TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 58W MOVE THROUGH WINDWARD ISLANDS SUN AND REACH 70W LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-071530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE TODAY. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT ...HIGHEST S OF JAMAICA. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-071530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT N OF 10N AND S TO SW S OF 10N. SEAS 6 FT N OF 10N AND 3 FT OF 10N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-071530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 07 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISH TO 20 KT SUN EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 66W SAT AND BETWEEN 65W AND 70W SUN. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-071530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...HIGHEST E. FROM 15N TO 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 8 FT WED...HIGHEST S. $$ AMZ088-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE PERSIST ALONG 29N TODAY THROUGH TUE. MODERATE TRADES S OF 25N INCREASE SLIGHTLY FROM E TO W SUN...AS WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MOVES FROM N OF HISPANIOLA W. TRADES BECOME MODERATE IN STRENGTH AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-071530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 74W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES