000 FZNT23 KNHC 172103 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 88W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W OF THE AREA THROUGH WED MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE JUST E OF THE AREA ALONG 54W S OF 14N WILL ENTER THE FAR SE CARIBBEAN WATERS WED NIGHT...AND MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE E CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH FRI...REACHING TO NEAR 74W LATE SAT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IN THE E ATLC WILL MOVE W TO 55W LATE THU AND INTO E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE WRN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH BUILDING E SWELL TO 8 FT TONIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU NIGHT. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART WED. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN 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 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL DRIFT S TO ALONG 24N WED. RIDGE WILL MOVE BACK N TO ALONG 25N THU AND ALONG 27N FRI AND 29N SAT. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE TONIGHT AND QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS THE NRN WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN OVER THE ERN PART OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH THE GEORGIA COAST SUN. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2008 .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 26N W OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 29N. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT 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 AND 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W SUN. 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 AGUIRRE