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FZNT25 KNHC 300916
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED JUN 30 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 PORTION OF THE AREA THU NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY 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...HURRICANE ALEX NEAR 23.3N 95.1W 973 MB AT 0900 UTC
MOVING WNW 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 GUST TO 85 KT. ALEX
WILL MOVE TO 23.8N 96.2W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 24.3N 97.7W
TONIGHT AND INLAND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...HURRICANE ALEX IS OVER THE OPEN SW GULF OF MEXICO
MOVING W. 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 STRONGER
TRADES TO CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG E OF
THE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR S PART OF THE TROPICAL ATLC
TODAY. 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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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.

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