000 FZNT23 KNHC 042044 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU JUN 04 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH BROAD LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. TRADE WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A WEAK PRES PATTERN BECOMES ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE AREA. A LOW PRES TROUGH MAY FORM OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SUN AND MOVE NW THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E OF 77W. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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. .SAT THROUGH TUE...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 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N AND S OF 14N E OF 63W. .FRI THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W PART. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SE UNITED STATES. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE THROUGH SUN...AND FAR AWAY FROM THE REGION MON AND TUE AS THE RIDGE LIFTS BACK N. A TROUGH MAY BE PRESENT JUST SW OF THE AREA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW 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 5 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 TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 78W AND S OF 26N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 75W. .SAT THROUGH 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 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .MON AND TUE...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 INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE