000 FZNT23 KNHC 040248 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 16N78W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM E CUBA SW THROUGH THE LOW TO W PANAMA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 57W IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN BEFORE LIFTING NE AS A TROUGH MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF 82W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .TUE AND WED...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WEST OF 81W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 81W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 68W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 66W. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N PORTION. .WED...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SLOWLY MOVE S REACHING ALONG 27N BY MON. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL ALLOW FOR NE TO E WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN THEN WILL DIMINISH MON AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS. LOW PRES WILL SHIFT OFF THE S CAROLINA COAST MON THEN WILL MOVE SE TO JUST N OF THE AREA WHILE DRAGGING A TRAILING TROUGH ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 27N TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N AND S OF 24N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E OF 70W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY