000 FZNT23 KNHC 030308 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH BROAD LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN S AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL SLIGHTLY DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND MOVE INTO THE SE CARIB SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 85W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 81W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT HIGHEST W PART. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WED THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT S WED NIGHT REACHING TO ALONG 27N BY SATURDAY. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SE UNITED STATES THU...THEN MOVE NE ALONG THE US COAST THROUGH FRI AND WELL AWAY FROM THE AREA SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 30N. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS...AND NE TO E 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. E OF 74W SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN 74W AND 78W SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 30N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE