000 FZNT25 KNHC 180256 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 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...A RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NE FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO JUST N OF AREA MON THROUGH WED WHILE A SERIES OF TROUGHS PASS TO THE S OF 26N THROUGH THE PERIOD. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W. FROM 21N TO 23N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N AND WITHIN 90 NM OF FLORIDA COAST S OF 28N. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL HIGHEST SE PORTION. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS LATE MON THROUGH WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE MON THROUGH WED AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG 96W WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 28N90W WILL LIFT N TO NEAR 30N SUN NIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER TROUGH ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF LATE MON REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF TUE AND THEN THE WESTERN GULF WED. A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN THU. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N AND BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT S OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON AND MON NIGHT S OF 28N. .TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 87W. .THU...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL BECOME ABSORBED INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES IN W CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. AN AMPLIFIED WAVE ALONG 55W WILL ENTER THE CARIBBEAN BY MON...THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATE WED BEFORE BEING ABSORBED INTO BROAD LOW PRES THU. A TROUGH WILL FRACTURE OFF OF THE WAVE AND MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN THEN NW OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...FROM 19N TO 21N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .TUE AND WED...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 19N E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$