000 FZNT23 KNHC 182116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WILL MOVE W ACROSS SW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THEN INLAND ACROSS NICARAGUA SAT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC ALONG 64W WILL CONTINUE W-NW ACROSS NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH SAT...REACHING 70W NEAR SUNSET ON SAT...REACH 74W NEAR SUNSET SUN...THEN ACROSS CUBA AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO ALONG 790W NEAR SUNSET MON. EXPECT SQUALLS AHEAD OF THE WAVE AND FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BEHIND WAVE. HIGH PRES AND FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL BUILD INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC AND CARIBBEAN BEHIND THIS TROPICAL WAVE. A LOW TO MIDDLE LEVEL TROUGH MOVING W ACROSS FAR S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC THIS EVENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS S PORTIONS SUN. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .SAT THROUGH MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SAT QUICKLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE PORTIONS LATE WED. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 82W TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT BY MON. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E 10 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT MON. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF WAVE AXIS NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 15N W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF WAVE AXIS SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS W OF WAVE AND SCATTERED TSTMS E OF WAVE. .SAT...N OF 15N W OF WAVE AXIS SAT NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N SE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS E OF WAVE AXIS AND S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH WED...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY E-W RIDGE ALONG 27N THROUGH FRI WILL DRIFT N TO 31N BY TUE. NORTH PORTIONS OF TROPICAL WAVE CRESTING NEAR 23N WITH ASSOCIATED STRONG WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS WILL MOVE W-NW TONIGHT ACROSS PUERTO RICO...HISPANIOLA SAT THROUGH SUN... AND ACROSS CUBA MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PORTION TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25 TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 22N SAT NIGHT SHIFT SE BEHIND WAVE AXIS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND WAVE AXIS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG WAVE AXIS. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 30N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 30N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND UP TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 30N E OF WAVE SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING