000 FZNT25 KNHC 290304 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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...STATIONARY ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTEND FROM CENTRAL ATLC TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH WED. COLD FRONT APPROACH FAR NW WATERS THU. TROUGH FROM 23N69W TO 28N68W MOVE NW AND DISSIPATE TUE. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E OF 73W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 22N WITHIN 180 NM NW OF TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 70W E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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. .SAT...N 0F 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 29N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX AT 20.5N 91.8W 987 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING N-NW 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. ALEX REACH NEAR 21.5N 92.4W TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE FORCE NEAR 22.9N 93.7W TUE THEN TURN NW TOWARD UPPER MEXICAN COAST...EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE WED. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 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 BUILD TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH 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 AND SAT...N OF 28W S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE MOVE SLOWLY N-NW THEN TURN MORE NW AND INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU. THIS KEEP FRESH TO STRONG SE BREEZE ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC MOVE ACROSS S PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED THEN E CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT AND THU. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE APPROACH TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE LATE SAT WITH INCREASE IN WIND AND SEAS. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .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 AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$