000 FZNT25 KNHC 281512 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 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 COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL MOVE E TO POSITION FROM 31N76W TO 23N79W THU. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL RACE N ALONG THE FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT REACHING NEAR 31.0N AREA IT WILL DRAG THE FRONT E TO ALONG 31N75W 23N79W EARLY FRI...AND STALL FROM 31N72W TO NE CUBA SAT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND DEVELOPING OVER WATERS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT WITHIN 200 NM E OF CENTER. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 11 TO 17 FT WITHIN 200 NM E OF CENTER. E OF 73W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 73W. .THU...N OF 27N BETWEEN 79W AND 73W SE TO S WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 44 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS N PART. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE E STALLING ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT AND CROSS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT OVER E SEMICIRCLE. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL MOVE TO NEAR 26.5N 80W AT 8 PM EDT WED WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS E OF 80W. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS WED THROUGH SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 82W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT EARLY TONIGHT AND FURTHER INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT WATERS E OF 82W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS WATERS S OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN AT 20.6N 82.5W 1001 MB SW TO 16N86W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.5N 80.7W AT 8 AM WED WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL DRAG A TROUGH SLOWLY E ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH SAT. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF CYCLONE AND TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF CYCLONE AND TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS THROUGHOUT. .WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH ALONG 82W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH ALONG 82W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...W OF TROUGH ALONG 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH ALONG 82W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL PART. $$