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FZNT25 KNHC 301533
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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. TROPICAL WAVE MOVING
THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL HELP TO
FRESHEN TRADES ACROSS S AND SE PORTIONS THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 70W E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS W OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF BAHAMAS W OF 70W E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF 70W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.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 23.8N 95.5W 961 MB AT 1500 UTC
MOVING NW 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85
KT. ALEX EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS NE MEXICO NEAR 24.4N 97.7W
AROUND 0600 UTC TONIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT BY
THU EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT THU IN S SWELL
THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 26N THROUGH TONIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N TO S SE WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
S AND SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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 WAS OVER THE W CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO MOVING W AND EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS UPPER
MEXICO TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED STRONG SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE
ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 63W LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS THU AND W PORTIONS FRI...ACCOMPANIED
BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WITH AND BEHIND THE WAVE. THE
NEXT TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE E ATLC WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN SAT
NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 18N W OF 85W. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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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