000 FZNT23 KNHC 161515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W WILL MOVE W AT 10 TO 15 KT REACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED. THE COMBINATION OF A RIDGE N OF AREA AND LOWER PRES OVER SOUTH AMERICA WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH SAT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 T0 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 76W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY E OF 65W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N W OF 72W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 18N W OF 58W. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFF THE SE COAST N OF AREA WED AND SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INCREASING SW FLOW OVER N WATERS FRI AND SAT. THE ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW CORNER WED. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR