000 FZNT23 KNHC 270232 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 26 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. AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W SHOULD MOVE W OF AREA TONIGHT. STRONG SUBTROPICAL RIDGE NE OF THE AREA SHOULD KEEP ENHANCED TRADES GENERALLY S OF 18N THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NEXT TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W TONIGHT SHOULD LIE ALONG 61W LATE FRI... 67W LATE SAT...AND 74W LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 84W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 84W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SUN. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE TUE. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 11N VARIABLE MOSTLY NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 72W AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 72W BECOMING 6 TO 10 FT AREA WIDE LATE FRI EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 17N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 T0 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TUE. S OF 17N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. .SUN AND MON...FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE MON. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N AND N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 29N TO 30N SHOULD SHIFT SLIGHTLY E THIS WEEKEND...ALLOWING FOR A MODERATE TO FRESH SW FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS SAT THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OF 24N SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S NEAR FL E COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS ANS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 76W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S NEAR FL E COAST. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OFF SE FL COAST. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OFF SE FL COAST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN