000 FZNT23 KNHC 200921 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 10N ALONG 45W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF E CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED REACHING ALONG 66W LATE WED. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES EXPECTED THE SE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN NIGHT MON...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 17N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 53W AND 61W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N SUN THROUGH MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS SUN NIGHT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO 27N79W ON MON. FRONT DISSIPATES TO A REMNANT TROUGH LATE MON AND EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO 24N78W TUE THEN DRIFTS W ON WED. STRONG PRES GRADIENT W OF CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE RESULTS IN STRONG SW WINDS E OF FRONT AND TROUGH MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 .TODAY...N OF 29N E OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT N OF 30N SUN NIGHT AND MON. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 74W MON. FROM 24N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND SW 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 24N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...NW OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT N OF 29N. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER COHEN