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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT THU JUN 24 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...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 31N
THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN CUBA AND THE TURKS AND
CAICOS WILL MOVE TO THE W-NW REACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
LATE FRI NIGHT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND
WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WIND
FLOW S OF 26N UNTIL LATE FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER
THE SE WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT LINGERING IN THE E PORTION
THROUGH MON...THEN WILL DISSIPATE LATE MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL SETUP OVER THE NW PORTION LATE MON INTO TUE AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST PUSHING THE RIDGE TO

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL. 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...EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT W OF BAHAMAS AND N OF CUBA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT NE PORTION SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 70W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION.
.MON...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT NW PORTION LATE. E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N LATE.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E
OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG
82W OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT.
THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE NW CARIBBEAN AND FAR SE GULF THROUGH FRI
NIGHT AND THE CENTRAL GULF SAT AND SUN. LOW PRES...A POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL MOVE FROM NEAR THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA
SUN TRACKING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY TUE WITH INCREASING WINDS
AND SEAS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT. N OF 25N E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N
AND NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 83W.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W WITH
EMBEDDED LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 16N82W WILL MOVE TO THE NW
TOWARD THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND CHANNEL THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
THE LOW MAY BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED BEFORE REACHING THE
YUCATAN AND MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE ON FRI OR FRI
NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
W-NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN INTO
THE NW CARIBBEAN AND OVER CUBA FRI AND SAT...THEN INTO THE SE
GULF OF MEXICO SUN THROUGH TUE. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IN THE E
TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND
NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI...THEN NW OF THE TROPICAL

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 17N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...BECOMING N TO NE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E OF WAVE E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N W OF WAVE N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF WAVE E
TO 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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 N TO
NE 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 SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

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