000 FZNT23 KNHC 300847 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS THIS MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL REACH 55W BY LATER TODAY...THE WINDWARD ISLANDS BY LATE WED...AND 68W BY LATE THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE LATER IN THE WEEK AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AND THE TROPICAL WAVE MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .TODAY...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N W OF 63W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 23N WILL SHIFT N TO 26N BY FRI. LOW PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS N OF 27N INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE TODAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN