000 FZNT23 KNHC 082100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON JUN 08 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W/69W IS MOVING W 12 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED MORNING ...AND REACH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATER WED THROUGH FRI BEFORE STALLING AS IT MERGES WITH A PERSISTENT AREA OF BROAD LOW PRES. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SHOWERS AND TSTMS TO REMAIN ACTIVE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT ALONG WITH POSSIBLE GUSTY WINDS. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN SEA FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF SOUTHERN CUBA. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 84W. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 11N W OF 77W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 75W AND N OF 16N E OF 68W. .TUE THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 12N AND N OF 16N. .TUE THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N AND FAR S PARTS. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N WED...TO ALONG 29N THU THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO FORM BETWEEN FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS TUE...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SAT WITH POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMING NEAR THE BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUN 08 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 70W AND 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 68W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N AND SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 75W N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 75W S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 70W AND 78W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 70W AND 77W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS VICINITY BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...MAINLY SE TO S. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS CENTRAL PART TO VICINITY OF NW AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE