000 FZNT23 KNHC 170319 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE W THROUGH THE CENTRAL PORTION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU...THEN ACROSS THE SW WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT AND INTO NICARAGUA SAT. THE REMNANTS OF A SMALL LOW PRES CENTER...NOW A TROUGH ALONG 54W...WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE N HALF OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THU AND THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS FRI. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL REACH 55W LATE FRI AND MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT BECOMING E TO SE MON. 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 BECOMING E TO SE MON. 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. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING LATE 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...N OF 16N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL BRUSH E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 30N THROUGH THU NIGHT. A RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT...THEN WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 29N TO 30N AS A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE SE PORTION LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS PUERTO RICO SAT MORNING AND REACH 70W SUN MORNING THEN 75W MON MORNING. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 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 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BY LATE THU. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 77W. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SAT THROUGH SUN. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL BEHIND TROUGH...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH AND BEHIND TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING