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FZNT25 KNHC 291531
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 29 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 WILL GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH WED.
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FAR NW WATERS THU. TROUGH FROM 30N69W
TO 23N74W MOVE CONTINUE TO MOVE NW AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BETWEEN 70W AND 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF 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 NEAR 22.7N 93.1W 982 MB AT 1500
UTC MOVING NW 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 GUSTS TO 75 KT.
ALEX EXPECTED TO MOVE NW AND INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE NEAR 23.7N
94.0W THIS EVENING...THEN TURN MORE W-NW AND CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN...AND REACH THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 25.5N 97.5W
SHORTLY AFTER 0000 UTC THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 23N AND 4 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. N OF 27N
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN
BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN S AND SW SWELL.
.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 OPEN SW GULF OF MEXICO
MOVING NW WILL INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
STRONG SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU
MORNING. HIGH PRES ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC WILL BUILD SW TO BAHAMAS
BY THU MORNING TO BRING RETURN OF FRESH TRADES TO CENTRAL AND E
CARIBBEAN. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W WILL MOVE ACROSS S HALF OF
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT AND WED THEN ACROSS THE E
CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT...REACHING THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU.
SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT
WITH ANOTHER INCREASE IN WIND AND SEAS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 16N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 3 TO 5 FT.

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