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FZNT25 KNHC 022204
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 ACTIVE WEATHER FROM 31N71W TO
28N77W WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE
ATLC RIDGE TO ITS S GRADUALLY SHIFTS N. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
FOUR LOCATED NEAR 13.0N 42.5W AT 2100 UTC AND MOVING W NW OR
290 DEG AT 14 KT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM
TONIGHT AND REACH SW WATERS BY THU NIGHT...PASSING NW TO 26.0N
67.5W FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 29.0N 69.5W SAT AFTERNOON AS A
TROPICAL STORM.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N E OF 72W THU
THROUGH SAT...
.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 E OF TROUGH N OF 30N. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH
AND S OF 27N W OF 75W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. FROM 23N 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 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N 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 23N 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 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. FROM 25N 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 25N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TO THE E OF THE BAHAMAS AND
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 75 NM OF TROPICAL
STORM FOUR E OF 67W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT E OF 70W LATE AND 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS SPREADING W ACROSS THE SE WATERS.
.FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF
72W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT W OF 75W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 75W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FOUR.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE 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 THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS E OF 87W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.TUE 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 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 60
NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT NEAR THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E IN
THE EVENINGS. 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 86W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR
W CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE EXTREME E
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE...REACH
80W BY THU MORNING AND THE FAR W CARIBBEAN FRI MORNING.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR LOCATED NEAR 13.0N 42.5W AT 2100 UTC
AND MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 14 KT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT AND CONTINUE W NW...REACHING NEAR
18.5N 57.8W WED AFTERNOON THEN TURN MORE NW AND PASS N OF THE
ISLANDS OF THE NE CARIBBEAN THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S
OF 17N W OF 86W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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