000 FZNT23 KNHC 151516 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W IS MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL SLOW DOWN AS IT REACHES NEAR 78W TONIGHT... THEN TO NEAR 82W/83W THU...AND TO NEAR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COAST THU EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATER THU NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W/63W IS MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL REACH NEAR 68W THU MORNING...NEAR 70W THU NIGHT...NEAR 73W FRI MORNING...AND INTO THE FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA FRI NIGHT AND SAT BEFORE MOVING INLAND SUN. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT...AND ENTER THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN. ATLC RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO BUILD WESTWARD TONIGHT THROUGH SUN TIGHTENING THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO STRONG TRADES TO BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 78W THROUGH THU MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 78W. .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. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT W OF 71W NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF WAVE. .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 15N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 71W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 64W SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 58W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FROM 12N TO 18N...AND 5 TO 6 FT S OF 12N. .SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 57W E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FROM 12N TO 17N...AND 5 TO 6 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 30N WILL WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS IT SLOWLY MOVES S REACHING FROM NEAR 31N67W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY THU MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE E OF THE AREA THU NIGHT AND FRI. A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THU WHILE A NEW RIDGE DEVELOPS ALONG 29N FRI AND SLIDES SLIGHTLY S SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED JUN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF TROUGH E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF TROUGH TO 24N E OF 76W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF TROUGH TO 24N W OF 76W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 77W. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 71W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S SAT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE