000 FZNT23 KNHC 180853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUN 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W WILL ENTER E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...REACHING ALONG 72W FRI...77W SAT...AND ALONG 85W SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W THU NIGHT AND INTO E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND TO ALONG 75W SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TODAY 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. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TODAY...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N 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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL DRIFT N TO ALONG 25N THU AND ALONG 27N FRI THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE E TO NEAR BERMUDA SAT BUT STALL OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH FRI...THEN MOVE N OF AREA SAT AS NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACH THE NW WATERS SUN. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 W OF 78W. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 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 NELSON