000 FZNT23 KNHC 272057 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 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. AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SUBTROPICAL RIDGE NE OF AREA KEEP STRONG TRADES S OF 18N THROUGH TUE. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W S OF 12N MOVING W AT 15 KT. THIRD TROPICAL WAVE NOW WELL E OF AREA APPROACH TROPICAL ATLC WED. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 9 FT LATE MON. S OF 18N W OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE TUE. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 30N SHIFT S SUN ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH SW FLOW OVER NW WATERS THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES S OF 24N CONTINUE THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES