000 FZNT23 KNHC 240838 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUN 24 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. AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER CENTRAL CUBA AND THE W CARIBBEAN 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 TODAY OR FRI...MOVING NW TOWARD THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND SUN...THEN NW OF THE CARIBBEAN MON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING HISPANIOLA 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 LATE TONIGHT...THEN NW OF THE AREA LATE SAT. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 60 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH SQUALLS. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W LATE. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS N OF 13N AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 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. .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. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR WAVE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 31N THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING N OVER CENTRAL CUBA AND NEARING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE W-NW...REACHING THE EASTERN BAHAMAS EARLY FRI...AND OUT OF THE AREA SAT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW S OF 26N UNTIL LATE FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AL