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FZNT25 KNHC 252116
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 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 WILL PREVAIL ALONG 28N THROUGH TUE...THEN
RETREAT E SOME ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO STALL OVER THE NW
WATERS WED DISSIPATING BY THU. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N
THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH
MON NIGHT. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL ENTER THE FAR SE WATERS
TONIGHT...THEN MOVES ACROSS THE MIDDLE PORTION MON AND MON
NIGHT AND THE WESTERN PORTION TUE REACHING THE TEXAS COAST
WED. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE NW WATERS THU AND FRI AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NE
WATERS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NE PART TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT 3 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN
GULF STREAM.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE 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...THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN BROAD LOW PRES OVER SW
CARIBBEAN AND AN ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG E WINDS OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND EASTERN PORTION OF
THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD WESTWARD TO
REST OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON AND MON NIGHT. A WEAKENING
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TROPICAL
N ATLC BY TUE. A STRONGER TOPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THU AND FRI...ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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