000 FZNT23 KNHC 050319 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 POSSIBLY MOVE NW OR N MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N AND S OF 14N E OF 63W. .FRI THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W PART. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU JUN 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL SLIDE S TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND AS LOW PRES AND AN ASSOCIATED WEAK FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES AND N FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE THROUGH SUN...AND FAR AWAY FROM THE REGION MON AND TUE AS THE RIDGE LIFTS BACK N. A TROUGH MAY BE PRESENT JUST SW OF THE AREA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS 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