000 FZNT23 KNHC 070302 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 06 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W IS MOVING W AT 18 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED ...AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU. BROAD LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO EXPAND NORTHWARD MON THROUGH THU LEADING TO A TIGHTENING OF THE PRES GRADIENT ALONG WITH AN INCREASE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 17N E OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 81W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E PART SE TO S AND W PART NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E PART 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N W OF 79W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT FAR NW PART SE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART SLOWLY MOVING N OF AREA. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 64W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...BETWEEN 65W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 73W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PART 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PART 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 57W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N MON THROUGH THU. BROAD LOW PRES JUST S OF THE AREA OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE N NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W...MORE NUMEROUS NEAR THE COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W PART TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .WED AND THU....N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING SW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE