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FZNT25 KNHC 312110
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N71W TO 27N78W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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
.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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 PANHANDLE SW TO
NEAR 24N89W 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
.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE
OF TROUGH S TO SW 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...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...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
.TONIGHT...S TO SW 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 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 IS OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AROUND 74W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE W TO
NEAR 80W SUN MORNING AND THEN INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA
AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON REACHING THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 51W
THIS AFTERNOON 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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT LEE OF CUBA.

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