000 FZNT23 KNHC 040312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 03 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 03 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 S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. TRADES WILL SLIGHTLY DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND INTO MON AS A WEAK PRES PATTERN BECOMES ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST ALONG 12N BETWEEN 75W AND 76W. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH MON...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. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA INTO THU MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PART. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W PART. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 14N TO 19N W OF 58W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO 29N81W WILL BEGIN TO MOVE S ON THU AND REACH FROM 29N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SE UNITED STATES. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE NE THROUGH SUN...AND WELL AWAY FROM THE REGION ON MON AS THE RIDGE DRIFTS BACK N. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 68W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S WINDS INCREASING TO 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 TO 20 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. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE