000 FZNT23 KNHC 180204 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 17 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 43W TONIGHT WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT THEN MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE E CARIBBEAN WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO TUE. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S AND W PARTS. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 09N FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 26N WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. FROM 28N TO 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SAT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SAT. FROM 28N TO 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON