000 FZNT23 KNHC 120309 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 11 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 66W THU NIGHT AND NEAR 72W BY FRI NIGHT. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE WRN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR 57W BY THU NIGHT...NEAR 66W FRI NIGHT...NEAR 71W SAT AND ALSO BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE WRN CARIBBEAN AROUND SUN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF THE WAVES THROUGH MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AND BUILDS SW ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE NRN WATERS OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 82W. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE SAT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE SAT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W AND ALSO S OF 15N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING INTO SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF SECOND WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF SECOND WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF WAVE. .SAT...W OF SECOND WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF WAVE TO 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE WAVE. .SUN AND MON...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT MON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF WAVE NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF SECOND TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST S. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS S OF 15N EARLY. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ALONG 29N SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH SWEEPS THROUGH THE NE WATERS EARLY SAT. NRN END OF TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SE WATERS FRI AND SAT...RESULTING IN SOME INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. STRONGER HIGH PRES SHOULD BUILD INTO ERN WATERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 78W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N E OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 72W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 72W...HIGHEST NE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS N OF 26N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AGUIRRE