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FZNT25 KNHC 311533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 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...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT E AS A WEAK
FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 29N IS REINFORCED BY A SECOND FRONTAL
TROUGH SINKING S INTO THE N WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THESE MERGED BOUNDARIES WILL STALL AND MEANDER FROM 31N69W TO
THE NW BAHAMAS SUN THROUGH TUE WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING.
ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND S OF THE BOUNDARIES
THROUGH MON. THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE SE PART MON NIGHT THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF
FRONTAL TROUGH.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN
180 NM S OF FRONTAL TROUGH.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E 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 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO
NEAR 23N88W WITH SHOWERS AND TSTMS PERSISTING ALONG AND TO THE
W. THE S PORTION OF THIS TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT W AND
DETACH FROM THE N PART AS A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE FAR W
CARIB MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND ACROSS
THE FAR SW GULF SUN EVENING AND NIGHT. THE N PORTION OF THE
TROUGH WILL DRIFT NW AND WEAKEN SUN THROUGH MON AS A RIDGE
WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF
TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING
TO 15 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS CALM. S OF 28N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE FAR W CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
THIS EVENING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN AROUND 73W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE W AND REACH NEAR
78W SUN MORNING AND THEN INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE
GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON MORNING. A THIRD
TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 50W THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN DURING THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND INTO
THE CARIBBEAN. FRESHENING TRADE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS WAVE AS
IT MOVES ACROSS THE BASIN. A STRONG WIND SURGE OCCURRING OUT
AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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