000 FZNT23 KNHC 250900 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUN 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W/73W MOVE W AT 10 KT REACHES 76W TONIGHT...80W THU NIGHT AND INTO CENTRAL AMERICA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. WINDS INCREASE BEHIND WAVE AS RIDGING BUILDS W IN ITS WAKE. NEXT TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...TO 66W FRI NIGHT...CROSSING 70W SAT NIGHT...AND MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009 .TODAY...S OF 19N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 20N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W TONIGHT AND FRI. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART TONIGHT AND MON. .MON...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W FRI AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 68W FRI AND SAT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGHING OVER WATERS N OF 25N WEAKENS THROUGH SAT AS RIDGE BUILDS W. COLD FRONT N OF AREA INCREASES PRES GRADIENT RESULTING IN STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 67W N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N W OF 71W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS PRIMARILY E OF 70W N OF 24N. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK