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FZNT25 KNHC 012133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND ALLOW
THE FRONTAL TROUGH N OF THE BAHAMAS TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT INTO
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 WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS BY
FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT N OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 74W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 76W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND
76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...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.
.FRI...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW
PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND LOW
PRES. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING TO
7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT S OF 29N E OF 72W LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING W
ACROSS SE WATERS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AND WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND SW THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 23N91W. THE NORTHERN
EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...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...AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE FAR W CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON EVENING. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE
57W WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN EARLY TONIGHT...ALONG 63W MON
MORNING...69W TUE MORNING...75W WED MORNING...80W THU MORNING
AND 85W FRI MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE AND AN ELONGATED
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE E ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL
N ATLC ZONE WED...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND EXIT
THE NW PORTION OF THAT ZONE BY FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN
LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W AND
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5
TO 10 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF
18N AND 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 18N.
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W.

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