000 FZNT23 KNHC 241514 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE W CARIBBEAN ALONG 80W WITH ELONGATED LOW PRES CIRCULATION S OF 18N WILL MOVE W TO NW DURING THE PERIOD...MOVING INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE EMBEDDED AREA OF LOW PRES MAY BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED BEFORE REACHING THE YUCATAN AND DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE BY FRI. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN MORE NW ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND CUBA FRI AND SAT THEN INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO SUN. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WITH LARGE CIRCULATION IS CURRENTLY MOVING W INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS...AND WILL BEGIN TO MOVE MORE W-NW LATE TONIGHT...THEN NW ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN AND INTO W CENTRAL ATLC WATERS FRI...THEN STRETCHING NE TO SW FROM NEAR 68W IN THE CARIBBEAN TO THE CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 63W SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W OF 86W LATE FRI N TO NE WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 17N TO 20N E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 20N E OF WAVE AXIS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N W OF WAVE AXIS VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF WAVE AXIS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF WAVE...SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF WAVE. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 18N W OF WAVE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF WAVE VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF WAVE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .SUN AND MON...W OF 82W SUN SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUN SUBSIDING SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. E OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 17N LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF WAVE AXIS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF WAVE AXIS S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT S OF 13N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NW HALF. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF WAVE AXIS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF WAVE AXIS S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 13N AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 13N...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AREA WIDE SAT EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT THEN SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT LATE SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTIONS. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 16N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND NW PORTIONS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 13N. .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. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 31N THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN EXTENDING N OVER CENTRAL CUBA AND ENTERING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS WILL MOVE W-NW...REACHING THE EASTERN BAHAMAS EARLY FRI...AND OUT OF THE AREA SAT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND THE TROPICAL WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WIND FLOW S OF 26N UNTIL LATE FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUN 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .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 STRIPLING