000 FZNT23 KNHC 280854 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W WILL MOVE WEST TO 77W THIS EVENING...AND REACH THE NICARAGUAN COAST BY LATE MON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL REACH 55W BY MON NIGHT...AND MOVE INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN BY TUE NIGHT. THE TROPICAL WAVES WILL INTERACT WITH A SURFACE RIDGE N OF THE AREA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MID WEEK. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BY THU. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BY THU. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W ORIENTED RIDGE WILL MEANDER ALONG 24N THROUGH MIDWEEK. A SERIES OF OF WEAK FRONT WILL SWEEP EASTWARD TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED...MAINTAINING STRONG WINDS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .TODAY...N OF 29N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25 E OF 70W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN