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FZNT25 KNHC 021533
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON AUG 02 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH WITH VERY ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES
ACROSS NW PORTIONS FROM 31N70W TO 28N78W AND WILL WEAKEN AND
DRIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE ATLC RIDGE CURRENTLY
EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
GRADUALLY SHIFTS N. NEWLY CLASSIFIED TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR
OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLC IS FORECAST TO MOVE W-NW AND
ENTER THE FAR SE WATERS THU AS A TROPICAL STORM AND TURN MORE
NW THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 25N E OF 66W
THU AND FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 68W FRI...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF TROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E
WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH.
.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. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E AND SE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SE PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT AND GREATER SE PORTIONS. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING W
ACROSS THE SE WATERS.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW PRES...POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...SHIFTING SE TO S OVER WATERS WELL E OF LOW
PRES. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT NEAR LOW. S OF 27N W
OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS
AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 70W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A N TO S TROUGH OVER THE
CENTRAL WATERS WILL MOVE W AND INTO S TEXAS AND NE MEXICO TUE
AFTERNOON. THE ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.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 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83/84W WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS
THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND FAR W CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE EXTREME E CARIBBEAN
WILL MOVE W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AFTERNOON THEN REACH
80W BY THU MORNING. STRONG TRADE WINDS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL WAVE THAT HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED INTO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION FOUR...WILL MOVE W INTO N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS TUE NIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR...LOCATED NEAR
12.6N 41.1W AT 1500 UTC...MOVING W-NW 15 KT IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
W-NW...REACHING NEAR 18.4N 57.4W WED MORNING THEN TURN MORE NW
AND PASS N OF THE ISLANDS OF THE NE CARIBBEAN THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SW OF JAMAICA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE.

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