000 FZNT25 KNHC 221504 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 22 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...LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TODAY AND TONIGHT. MEANWHILE RIDGING WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE AREA WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES FOUND ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL THE WEEKEND WHEN THEY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N W OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT FRI...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COASTS OF CUBA AND HISPANIOLA SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE SUN...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRI THEN WILL WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN U.S. A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 67W WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT APPROACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A 1009 MB AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR 13N69W ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE FROM THE E CARIBBEAN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THU...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN BY FRI. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA SAT AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN. EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 19N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 19N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT S OF 17N THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 T0 10 FT IN E SWELL BEHIND LOW PRES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SUN...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. $$