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FZNT25 KNHC 030317
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 13.6N 45.1W AT 0300 UTC AND MOVING W NW OR
285 DEG AT 20 KT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM
BY MORNING AND REACH SW WATERS THU WITH A POSITION NEAR 23.5N
65.5W THU EVENING. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL HEAD N NW TO 27.0N
68.5W FRI NIGHT AND TO 31.0N 69.5W SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 71W THU
THROUGH SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE 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 3 TO 5 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 7 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF
FRONTAL TROUGH. .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. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. 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 16 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS
SPREADING W ACROSS THE SE WATERS.
.FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF
71W. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND 20 TO 30 KT SAT E OF 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT W OF 74W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 74W BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT E OF 74W FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT E OF 74W FRI. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FOUR.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A NEW TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THU AND REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND SAT.

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 63W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE...REACH 80W BY THU MORNING AND THE FAR W
CARIBBEAN FRI. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR LOCATED NEAR 13.6N
45.1W AT 0300 UTC AND MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 20 KT IS
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY MORNING AND MOVE
TO NEAR 17.7N 56.4W WED MORNING...19.6N 59.9W WED
EVENING...AND 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 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN
60 NM OF THE COAST OF HONDURAS E OF 86W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.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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