000 FZNT23 KNHC 150857 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 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG E TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL SHRINK IN AREA COVERAGE TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THEN EXPAND TO MOST OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA TONIGHT. A STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W WILL MOVE W TO 69W THIS EVENING...REACH 76W THU EVENING AND 81W FRI EVENING. SQUALLS AND TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE WILL AFFECT THE E AND NE CARIB TODAY THROUGH THU. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SAT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TODAY...N OF 16N W OF WAVE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N W OF WAVE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 14N W OF WAVE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 19N 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 6 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TODAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 31N WILL SAG SOUTHWARD AS A FRONTAL TROUGH THROUGH THU...REACHING FROM NW BAHAMAS TO 31N67W THU MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE E OF THE AREA THU NIGHT AND FRI. A RIDGE ALONG 24N S OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THU WHILE A NEW RIDGE DEVELOPS ALONG 29N LATE FRI AND WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY SUN. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH THU. .THU NIGHT THROUGH 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 NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S 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 AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 72W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING