000 FZNT23 KNHC 030914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 14N80W IS ASSOCIATED WITH BROAD LOW PRES OVER SW CARIBBEAN. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 19N80W TO THE LOW AND TO 09N81W. THIS SYSTEM WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN BEFORE IT BEGINS TO DRIFT N. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W AT 15 KT IS JUST SE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THOSE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH LATE SUN BEFORE LIFTING N AS A TROUGH AXIS MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF JAMAICA E OF 77W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT N OF JAMAICA E OF 77W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 83W NE 15 TO 20 KT...AND FAR SE PORTION SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN...W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .MON AND TUE...E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AMD 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 68W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TODAY...N OF 17N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N...AND S OF 11N. .TONIGHT...N OF 19N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N...AND S OF 11N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 59W N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .SUN...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SLOWLY MOVE S INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND REACH TO ALONG 27N BY MON. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL ALLOW FOR NE TO E E WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN...THEN DIMINISH MON AND TUE AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRES THAT MOVES OFF THE MID ATLC COAST. THE LOW WILL MOVE SE TO JUST N OF THE AREA TUE WHILE DRAGGING A TRAILING TROUGH ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 27N. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 74W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 71W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 73W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT... AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 T0 15 KT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT ...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 72W E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE