000 FZNT23 KNHC 230826 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE W REACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE WAVE LATER IN THE PERIOD. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE FAR E CARIBBEAN ALONG 63W. THIS WAVE WILL MOVER NW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 20 KT NEAR WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL N OF 12N FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .FRI...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 31N TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EXTENDING N OVER THE EASTERN BAHAMAS WILL MOVE TO THE W THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU AND THU NIGHT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND WAVE WILL BE IN PLACE S OF 26N UNTIL FRI. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE FRI AND SAT...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N THROUGH THU NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL