000 FZNT23 KNHC 171454 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W WILL MOVE W OF THE GULF OF HONDURAS THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IN THE ATLC ALONG 50W WILL MOVE W TO THE WINDWARD ISLANDS WED...THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN THU...REACHING 67W FRI AND 72W LATE SAT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IN THE E ATLC WILL MOVE W TO 55W LATE THU AND INTO E CARIBBEAN LATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH BUILDING E SWELL TO 8 FT TONIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF WAVE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N. .THU...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .FRI...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 17N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL DRIFT S TO ALONG 24N WED. RIDGE WILL MOVE BACK N TO ALONG 25N THU AND ALONG 27N FRI AND 29N SAT. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE TONIGHT AND QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 30N REACHING NEAR BERMUDA LATE FRI AND E OF THE AREA. THE WRN PORTION OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR FLORIDA COAST. N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE AND NE PART. .SAT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE