000 FZNT23 KNHC 080901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUN 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY 1008 MB LOW IS NEAR 18N81W. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE NW TO N THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT REACHING WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY FRI...THEN POSSIBLY TURN MORE TOWARDS TO THE N AND NE LATER FRI AND SAT AS IT PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA. PERSISTENT BROAD TROUGHING WILL LINGER IN THE NORTH PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A TROPICAL WAVE JUST SE OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FAR SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN HELPING TO INCREASE THE PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 08 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N W OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 85W. .THU THROUGH FRI...E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 84W...MOVING N OF AREA FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .SAT...N OF 19N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 08 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 79W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 13N E OF 79W N OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 13N E OF 79W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 81W VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NE PORTION 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS OF 13N. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 08 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 71W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 69W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 14N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 67W ...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 08 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 57W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 56W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .FRI...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N AND S OF 11N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS WILL MOVE SE THROUGH SAT AS LOW PRES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA GRADUALLY LIFTS N THROUGH THROUGH THU...THEN TURN NE REACHING TO NEAR SOUTHERN FL FRI AND TO NEAR THE FLORIDA E COAST SAT. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N OF THE WATERS LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 08 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 15 TO 20 KT...AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST FAR SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 75W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W SHIFTING TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE OF LOW NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 23N W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SUN...N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE