000 FZNT23 KNHC 240201 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM 22N79W TO 15N81W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE W TO NW DURING THE PERIOD. AN EMBEDDED AREA OF LOW PRES...A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE WAVE ON THU OR FRI...MOVING NW TOWARD THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT AND SUN...THEN NW OF THE CARIBBEAN MON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WILL MOVE NW ACROSS HISPANIOLA TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...THEN TO OVER CUBA THIS WEEKEND. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT AND SUN...THEN NW OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ082-240930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WAVE AXIS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR WAVE AXIS. E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR WAVE AXIS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR WAVE. .THU THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH SQUALLS. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W LATE. $$ AMZ084-240930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 13N AND ISOLATED S OF 13N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL N OF 12N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-240930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N AND ISOLATED S OF 14N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL THU NIGHT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR WAVE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-240930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT AND THU. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...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. $$ AMZ088-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 31N THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING N OVER CENTRAL CUBA AND NEARING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IN THE FAR SE PORTION WILL MOVE W-NW SOUTH OF 26N TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW S OF 26N UNTIL FRI NIGHT. A THIRD AND WEAKER TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE WATERS FRI NIGHT THEN WILL LINGER E OF 70W THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-240930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT NE PORTION SAT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION. .SUN AND MON...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY