000 FZNT23 KNHC 120921 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUN 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TRPCL WAVE ALONG 60W MOVING W 15 KT REACH 66W TONIGHT AND 72W FRI NIGHT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA FORECAST TO REACH 57W TONIGHT...NEAR 63W FRI NIGHT...NEAR 70W SAT AND 75W SUN. WIND AND SEAS INCREASE IN WAKE OF WAVES THROUGH MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AND BUILDS SW ACROSS WATERS N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 3 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILD TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE SAT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT S OF 17N AND 3 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF SECOND WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF SECOND WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF WAVE. .SAT...W OF SECOND WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF WAVE TO 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SUN AND MON...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT MON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF SECOND TRPCL WAVE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF SECOND WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 20N. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT MON. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY HIGH PRES ALONG 29N THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH SWEEPS THROUGH NE WATERS EARLY SAT. NRN END OF TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA MOVE INTO SE WATERS FRI AND SAT RESULTING IN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. STRONGER HIGH PRES SHOULD BUILD INTO ERN WATERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 75W. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES