000 FZNT25 KNHC 292059 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY S AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW WATERS THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .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 NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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 23.2N 94.0W 981 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING NW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 GUSTS TO 75 KT. ALEX EXPECTED TO MOVE NW AND INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE NEAR 23.9N 95.1W TONIGHT...THEN TURN MORE W-NW AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN...AND REACH THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST SHORTLY AFTER 0000 UTC THU. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .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 NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .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 THROUGH 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. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX IS OVER THE OPEN SW GULF OF MEXICO MOVING NW. STRONG SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE 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 S OF 10N WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR S PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT AND WED. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT WITH ANOTHER INCREASE IN WIND AND NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT 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...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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...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. $$