000 FZNT23 KNHC 120830 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 12 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 14N ALONG 73W WILL MOVE W AT AROUND 15 KT...THEN TO 79W TONIGHT...84W SUN NIGHT...AND W OF THE AREA BY MON NIGHT. OTHERWISE EASTERLY TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN AND NEAR GULF OF HONDURAS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WED. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL MON. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 29N65W TO 29N74W TO 25N78W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. OTHERWISE A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ALONG 26N/27N TODAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS JUST N OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...POTENTIALLY DROPPING S OF 31N OVER THE NE PART LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH AND SW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW PART LATE MON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W LATE...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL NW OF FRONT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY