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FZNT25 KNHC 011532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 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...ATLC RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC W-SW TO N CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND ALLOW A WEAK FRONTAL
TROUGH TO STALL ACROSS THE NW WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT
SLIGHTLY N TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU PUSHING THE TROUGH NW OF THE
AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA...WITH
POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT TO POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL
REACH THE NE CARIBBEAN THU MORNING AND APPROACH SE PORTIONS THU
NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 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 5
FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF
75W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT AND 2 TO 3 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR POSSIBLE LOW CENTER THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 10 TO 15
FT NEAR POSSIBLE LOW CENTER LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING W
ACROSS THE SE WATERS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AND WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N90W
THEN CONTINUES W-SW TO NEAR 23N93W. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A
TROPICAL WAVE WAS EXITING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ENTERING
THE FAR SW GULF LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY W OVER
THE WATERS THROUGH MIDDAY MON. THE ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND PUSH THE TROUGH W
TO ALONG 90W AND TO ALONG 93W MON NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING
EARLY TUE OVER THE EXTREME W WATERS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE
FAR W CARIB THROUGH MON EVENING AND INTERACT WITH AN UPPER
TROUGH TO MAINTAIN VERY ACTIVE WEATHER. A SECOND WEAK TROPICAL
WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL ENTER THE E
CARIBBEAN EARLY TONIGHT REACHING ALONG 63W MON MORNING...69W
TUE MORNING...75W WED MORNING...AND THEN ALONG 80W THU
MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE AND ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
ACROSS THE E ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
WED AFTERNOON AND REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES THU MORNING. THERE
IS MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
LOW PRESSURE AREA AS IT APPROACHES THE CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE
15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 18N
W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
TUE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF
CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N MON.
.WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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