000 FZNT23 KNHC 290842 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON JUN 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON JUN 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH EARLY TUE. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE IN CENTRAL ATLC WILL REACH 55W BY EARLY TUE...AND THE WINDWARD ISLANDS BY EARLY WED. THE TROPICAL WAVES WILL INTERACT WITH HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON JUN 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON JUN 29 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON JUN 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 63W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON JUN 29 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON JUN 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W ORIENTED RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 25N THROUGH MIDWEEK. A SERIES OF OF WEAK COLD FRONTS WILL SWEEP EASTWARD NORTH OF AREA MAINTAINING STRONG SW WINDS OVER THE WATERS N OF 27N. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON JUN 29 2009 .TODAY...N OF 28N E OF 67W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO 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 BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN