000 FZNT23 KNHC 041501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 04 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 16N78W REMAINS ANCHORED TO THE FAR EASTERN EXTENT OF THE MONSOON TROUGH. THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OF FROM THE LOW ACROSS TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CENTRAL AMERICA. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 59W/60W WILL ENTER THE FAR E CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUN BEFORE LIFTING NE AS A TROUGH MON THROUGH WED. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDS FROM NEAR 17N48W TO 05N54W. THIS TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MONDAY. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS W TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 80W. .MON...N OF 18N W OF 79W E TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .TUE AND WED...W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT N OF 18N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 81W W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 81W 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 68W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 66W. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. 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. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SLOWLY MOVE S REACHING ALONG 27N BY MON. THE COMBINATION BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN...THEN WILL DIMINISH MON AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS. LOW PRES WILL MOVE SE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST LATE SUN...AND TO JUST N OF THE AREA TUE WHILE DRAGGING A TROUGH ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 27N TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E 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 ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 75W. .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 SE PART E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 75W. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS SW 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE PART W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PART E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 74W. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 76W WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AL