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FZNT25 KNHC 010239
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS REMAINS
NEAR STATIONARY SUN THROUGH TUE WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. THE
N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SE PART OF
THE SW N ATLC MON NIGHT THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 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 ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL
TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT N OF 30N. 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 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN PRIMARILY E
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND E
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN SE SWELL. 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. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 24N88W. THE S PORTION OF THIS TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT W
AND DETACH FROM THE N PART AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE
SW PORTION OF THE GULF SUN. 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 FT. SE OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 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 SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.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 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N 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 OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AROUND
76W TONIGHT 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 52W 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
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE
PART.
.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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