000 FZNT23 KNHC 161417 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 16 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ENTERING THE E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE W THROUGH THE CENTRAL PORTION THU THROUGH SAT REACHING THE W WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. LOW PRES NEAR 15N51W WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND MOVE NW PASSING THROUGH THE LEEWARDS FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH 55W ON SUN. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W TODAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL BRUSH E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 30N THROUGH THU NIGHT. A RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT...THEN WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 29N TO 30N AS A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE SE PORTION LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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 SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 74W. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUN. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON