000 FZNT23 KNHC 162032 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU JUN 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ALONG 75W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH TO NEAR 77W BY FRI MORNING...THEN TO 85W SAT MORNING AND INTO CENTRAL AMERICA SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE W OF AREA WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN. FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL WITH AND IN THE WAKE OF THE CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE THROUGH EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES ACROSS NE ATLC WILL BUILD W INTO SW N ATLC FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...AND RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MOST OF CARIBBEAN WATERS. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND TUE...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 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. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E OF WAVE TO 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF WAVE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF WAVE. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF WAVE SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS FRI. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF WAVE SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO 26N71W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI AS ANOTHER RIDGE REFORMS ALONG 28N THROUGH TUE. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST SUN THROUGH TUE AND INTERACT WITH THE RIDGE TO INCREASE SW WINDS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 75W...AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 29N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE