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FZNT25 KNHC 020242
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND ALLOW THE FRONTAL
TROUGH CURRENTLY FROM 31N71W TO 29N74W TO SHIFT INTO NW WATERS.
THE RIDGE WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY N TUE NIGHT AS THE TROUGH
DISSIPATES. A TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA
WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS BY FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL

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 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO
6 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 EXCEPT E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W. 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 S OF 27N E OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...THE NORTH END OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE AND WILL MOVE OUT OF GULF WATERS BY MIDDAY MON. A WEAK
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 29N97W TO 23N90W. THE ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD
W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND PUSH THE TROUGH W
TO ALONG 94W MON NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY TUE OVER
EXTREME WESTERN GULF WATERS. THAT RIDGE WILL REMAINS ALONG 28N
THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS
WITHIN 60 NM W OF TROUGH AND SW WINDS ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 24N.

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 5 TO 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 83W WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE FAR W CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON EVENING. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE
ALONG 58W WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN BY MON MORNING...LIE ALONG
69W TUE MORNING...75W WED MORNING...80W THU MORNING AND 85W FRI
MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE AND A 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM NEAR 10N37W 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 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT 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 EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF
18N E OF 84W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 78W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 18N 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 5 TO 8 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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