000 FZNT23 KNHC 141439 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK EXPANDING NW FRI AND SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE E CARIBBEAN S OF 17N ALONG 67W WILL MOVE W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THEN W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATER THIS AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE E CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT...THEN CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL W OF 85W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 80W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION LATE. .SAT...N OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EXCEPT NUMEROUS S OF 11N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT E OF 80W LATE. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N W OF 81W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 13N W OF 81W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 16N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO E OF FLORIDA NEAR 30N79W WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO JUST N OF GRAND BAHAMA WED MORNING THEN FROM BERMUDA TO 27N73W THU MORNING SHIFTING E OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. MEANWHILE A RIDGE ALONG 24N S OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY THU. A NEW RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ALONG 29N FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF 70W TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH AND SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 75W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT E OF 70W. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART EARLY. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SAT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY