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FZNT25 KNHC 171403
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND 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 W OF 79W. 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 26N.
.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...AND 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.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG 95W WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N90W 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.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND 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 BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
28N. .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.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND ISOLATED N OF
25N. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT TO 5 FT NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.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 NEAR THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 77W
TONIGHT THEN TO NEAR 80W EARLY SUN NIGHT BEFORE IT BECOMES
ABSORBED INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN LATER SUN NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH
TONIGHT THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON AND THEN
THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE
ALONG 50W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN THEN INTO THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN NEAR 67W MON THEN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
NEAR 72W TUE AND THEN TO NEAR 75W BY LATE WED. MEANWHILE A
TROUGH WILL FRACTURE OFF OF THE WAVE AND MOVE THROUGH THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN THEN NW OF THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E W OF 83W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH 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 NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THROUGH WED.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON AND TUE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.

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