000 FZNT23 KNHC 200318 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA ALONG 84W THIS EVENING WITH ACTIVE WEATHER SPREAD TO COLOMBIA OVERNIGHT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC ALONG 70W WILL CONTINUE W-NW ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT REACHING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN MORNING...CENTRAL CUBA AND JAMAICA SUN EVENING...W CENTRAL CUBA AND NW CARIBBEAN ALONG 80W MON MORNING THEN ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE AND TUE NIGHT. TSTMS WITH STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE WAVE. A THIRD TROPICAL MOVING W ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL REACH THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE SE CARIB SUN AND SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE W-NW ACROSS INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN REACHING 72W TUE MORNING. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT THU. N OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE WED. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND W PORTIONS THROUGH SUN MORNING. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF WAVE AXIS NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 16N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS IN SCATTERED TSTMS E OF WAVE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALL BUT SW PORTIONS. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT E OF 68W THU. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOST NUMEROUS S HALF. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT WED. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILD TO 9 FT WED. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY E-W RIDGE ALONG 29N TO DRIFT N TO 31N TUE. TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS E HISPANIOLA AND ADJACENT ATLC THIS EVENING WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND REACH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN MORNING...REACH CENTRAL CUBA AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS ALONG 77W SUN EVENING...AND REACH W CUBA AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ALONG 81W LATE MON MORNING. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY WAVE AS IT MOVES ACROSS S PORTIONS. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN. S OF 25N W OF WAVE TO 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE TONIGHT. S OF 25N W OF 76W E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E WINDS 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AHEAD OF WAVE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF WAVE. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...LOCALLY TO 25 KT THROUGH THE BAHAMAS MON AND TUE...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING