000 AGXX40 KNHC 190641 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 245 AM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W GULF OF MEXICO... HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FORECAST THE PERIOD. AS A RESULT...LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE BASIN TILL TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE...CURRENTLY AFFECTING PUERTO RICO...WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA WED...AND WILL INCREASE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE BASIN. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC... ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E BREEZE THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN BASIN. A TROPICAL WAVE PRESENTLY ALONG 82W WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE WINDS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE WAVE SHIFTS W OF AREA...TRADES WILL WEAKEN SUN THROUGH TUE. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS. WELL DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE IS JUST EXITING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. A TROPICAL WAVE PRESENTLY ALONG 52W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING A LOCALLY TIGHTER PRES GRADIENT AND INCREASE IN WINDS. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS ON TUE NIGHT...MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH WED WITH A SURGE IN WINDS...MAINLY S OF 19N. SW N ATLC... A TROPICAL WAVE JUST REACHING PUERTO RICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE WAVE WILL PASS MOVE ACROSS PUERTO RICO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL MOVE ACROSS HISPANIOLA SAT NIGHT AND SUN ...REACHING E CUBA ON MON...ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA TUE...THEN WILL START TO MOVE NW AND REACH FLORIDA ON WED. THE WAVE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS ACROSS S OF 25N AS IT MOVES W. THE INCREASE IN WINDS WILL SHIFT N ON TUE AND WED AS THE TROPICAL WAVE STARTS TO MOVE NW. OTHERWISE...IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE ZONE...ATLC RIDGE STRETCHES ALONG 30N SAT AND SUN...THEN WILL SHIFT TO 31N FOR REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AL