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FZNT25 KNHC 261516
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 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 TROUGH E OF THE AREA WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION
SUN THEN WILL LINGER E OF 70W THROUGH TUE THEN WILL DISSIPATE
LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE NW
PORTION LATE TUE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST
MOVING OFFSHORE JUST N OF THE AREA LATE WED. THIS FRONT WILL
NUDGE THE RIDGE TO THE S AND E TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S TO SW NW PORTION E OF BAHAMAS...AND E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SE PORTION SUN NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...W OF 70W E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S
TO SW NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
70W W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
70W E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NW
PORTION. E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT SE PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED...W OF 70W E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9
FT NW PORTION. W OF 70W W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 17.3N
86.1W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING W-NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS AT 1500 UTC ARE 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.
ALEX WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN
MORNING...THEN WILL EMERGE INTO THE SW GULF ZONE SUN EVENING
NEAR 20.5N 91.0W AS A 30 KT TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH GUSTS TO
40 KT. ALEX IS FORECAST TO RESTRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS
IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.0N 92.5W MON MORNING...TO NEAR 23.0N 94.0W
TUE MORNING...TO NEAR 23.5N 96.0W WED MORNING...THEN INLAND
NEAR 24.0N 98.5W THU MORNING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL
SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N AND SCATTERED
ELSEWHERE.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N AND SCATTERED ELSEWHERE.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF
26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
25N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX NEAR 17.3N 86.1W 1003 MB AT
1500 UTC MOVING WNW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 1500
UTC ARE 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. ALEX WILL MOVE TO NEAR
17.7N 87.5W THIS EVENING...THEN INLAND TO NEAR 19.0N 89.1W SUN
MORNING. OTHERWISE A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W IN THE E
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE TO ALONG 70W SUN... TO ALONG 74W MON...78W
TUE...THEN APPROACHING NICARAGUA WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE
WILL APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE WED INTO THU.
MEANWHILE A TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WILL MOVE NW OF THE AREA BY EARLY MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 83W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT OF ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
W OF 80W AND SCATTERED ELSEWHERE.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN WITHIN 100 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 45 NM NW AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS OF
ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 82W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 82W
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W AND SCATTERED ELSEWHERE.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL SUN AND SUN NIGHT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART
SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE PORTION. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL...
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
PORTION.

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