000 FZNT25 KNHC 281535 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON JUN 28 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...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTEND FROM CENTRAL ATLC TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH WED WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS. TROUGH FROM 28N67W TO 20N69W WILL MOVE NW THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR 20 KT FROM 24N TO 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.S OF 24N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM NW OF TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 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. .FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX OVER EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 20.3N 91.7W 989 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NNW 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. ALEX WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NNW TO NEAR 22.1N 92.1W BY THIS EVENING THEN BEGIN TO TURN MORE NW AND STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 22.3N 92.9W TUE MORNING... THEN CONTINUE NW TOWARD THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST...AND EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL THU MORNING. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS...MAINLY N OF 23N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX OVER E PORTIONS OF BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SLOWLY NNW TODAY THEN TURN MORE NW AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. THIS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG SE WIND FLOW ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE MORNING. TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE ACROSS S PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED AND ACROSS E CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT AND THU. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16.5N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N AND 8 TO 12 FT N OF 18N. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...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. $$