000 FZNT23 KNHC 170755 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUN 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE E CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE W THROUGH THE CENTRAL PORTION TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT...MOVING INLAND INTO NICARAGUA LATE SAT AND SUN. A TROUGH ENTERING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE W-NW THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRI...MOVING NW OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH 55W SAT... APPROACHING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS SUN AND MOVING INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON ...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TODAY 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 THROUGH MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN AND MON. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE EAST OF TROUGH ...AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN AND MON. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE EAST OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 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. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL BRUSH E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 30N TODAY THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 28N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N AND 31N SAT THROUGH MON. A TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS PUERTO RICO SAT MORNING REACHING 70W SUN MORNING...THEN 75W MON MORNING. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST E PORTION. 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 3 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 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 FRI NIGHT. 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 IN SE SWELL FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W SUN. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE EAST OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY