000 FZNT25 KNHC 262136 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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...RIDGE REMAIN STATIONARY ALONG 30N THROUGH MON. TROUGH ENTERS SE PART SUN AND LINGER E OF 70W THROUGH TUE THEN DISSIPATE LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW STRENGTHEN OVER NW PORTION LATE TUE AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES SE U.S. COAST MOVING OFFSHORE JUST N OF AREA LATE WED. FRONT NUDGE RIDGE S AND E TUE THROUGH THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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. 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 TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NW PORTION. E OF 70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT SE PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NW PORTION. W OF 70W W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PORTION LATE. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX IN NW CARIBBEAN AT 17.3N 87.8W 996 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. ALEX MOVE INLAND OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND EMERGE IN SW GULF ZONE SUN NEAR 19.0N 91.0W AS 30 KT TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. ALEX FORECAST TO RESTRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 20.0N 92.5W SUN NIGHT...TO 20.5N 93.5W MON...TO 21.5N 95.5W TUE...THEN INLAND ON WED. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOME S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED AND THU...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX AT 17.3N 87.8W 996 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING W AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. ALEX MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W E CARIBBEAN MOVE TO 70W SUN...74W MON...78W TUE THEN INLAND NICARAGUA WED. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE APPROACH TROPICAL N ATLC LATE WED INTO THU. MEANWHILE TROUGH IN NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC MOVE NW OF AREA EARLY MON. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 86W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 86W. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUN. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$