000 FZNT23 KNHC 190255 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 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD SW AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA IN THE CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 49W/50W WILL MOVE W TO NEAR 56W BY THU NIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT AND THE WRN CARIBBEAN SUN. THE WAVE SHOULD EXIT THE CARIBBEAN SEA LATE SUN OR EARLY MON FOLLOWED BY INCREASING E WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 81W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N W OF 70W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART NEAR THE COAST. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N...SPREADING W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 60W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL LIFT N TO 26N FRI...AND TO 28N SUN THEN STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W WILL MOVE E TO NEAR BERMUDA SAT THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN LATE SAT INTO SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SE UNITED STATES SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE 31N63W TO 25N80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE AND NE PARTS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW WATERS. .MON...N OF 30N W OF 71W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST BETWEEN 71W AND 75W. FROM 27N TO 30N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW WATERS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB