000 FZNT23 KNHC 202115 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN JUN 20 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN JUN 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MOVING ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL CONTINUE W REACHING NEAR 80W MIDDAY MON AND THEN ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND INTO YUCATAN TUE EVENING. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL OCCUR WITH AND AHEAD OF WAVE WITH TSTMS LINGERING BEHIND THE WAVE. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH AND WIND SURGE ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN IS FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY A SECOND TROPICAL LOCATED JUST W OF THE LESSER ANTILLES...AND WILL BOTH MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE SE AND E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH MON AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE FEATURES. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE TUE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN JUN 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND WAVE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF WAVE. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN JUN 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S AND W PORTIONS TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS TUE NIGHT THEN S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN JUN 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 65W E 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI. S OF 15N W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN JUN 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...BETWEEN 14N AND 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N MON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N W. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT THU. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN JUN 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY E-W RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL DRIFT N TO 32N TUE AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND SE BAHAMAS ALONG 74W WILL CONTINUE W AND REACH 80W NEAR MIDDAY MON. STRONG WIND SURGE AHEAD OF WAVE WILL REACH STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN JUN 20 2010 .TONIGHT...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. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N E OF 77W. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG WAVE S OF 23N. .MON THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING