000 FZNT25 KNHC 180857 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY RIDGE EXTEND E TO W ALONG 27N THROUGH FRI WILL DRIFT N TO 30N AND 31N SAT THROUGH TUE. AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL MOVE W-NW CROSSING PUERTO RICO TONIGHT...HISPANIOLA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...REACHING E CUBA ON MON...THEN CENTRAL CUBA SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILD TO 3 FT E OF 72W SUN. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 75W AND TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE OVER MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT THE YUCATAN AND MOVE NW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE PERIOD. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT AND TO 5 FT TUE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL CONTINUE W AND MOVE ACROSS SW CARIBBEAN TODAY AND SAT THEN INLAND ACROSS NICARAGUA SAT NIGHT. AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE JUST APPROACHING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE W-NW ACROSS HISPANIOLA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...AND CUBA AND THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND MON. A BROAD EASTERLY WIND SURGE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE WAVE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. A STRONG MIDDLE LEVEL DISTURBANCE FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT NIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY VERY ACTIVE WEATHER. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 72W SUN THROUGH MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS LEE OF CUBA. $$