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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 07 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...TROPICAL STORM COLIN NEAR 29.7N 65.6W 1012 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING NNE AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS
45 KT. COLIN WILL MOVE TO 30.7N 65.5W SUN MORNING...THEN
SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32.4N
65.5W BY EARLY SUN NIGHT...AND TO WELL N OF THE AREA LATE SUN
NIGHT INTO MON MORNING. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DROP S INTO
THE NW WATERS SUN AND MOVE SW ACROSS FLORIDA MON. A WEAK RIDGE
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION WILL LIFT N TO NEAR 27N SUN
REACHING TO ALONG 31N BY WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N E OF 66W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS
45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 67W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N
W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL
BETWEEN 75W AND 80W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 67W. SCATTERED TSTMS
N OF 26N W OF 75W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT
GUSTS 45 KT... INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 17
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 66W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
AND TO S 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL SUN
NIGHT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20
KT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2
FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT AND 10
KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2
FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT E OF 73W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY
OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
SUN AND MON. RIDGE FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 28N96W SLOWLY DRIFTS S
SUN THROUGH WED AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES S INTO THE
EASTERN PORTION. A WEAK LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OFF THE
FLORIDA W COAST TUE AND DRIFT NW INTO THE MIDDLE GULF
WED...AND TO NEAR SE LOUISIANA THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN NEAR YUCATAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS E PORTION.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF
27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA IS EXPECTED TO ENTER
THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE MON...THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF
THE CARIBBEAN SEA LATE TUE INTO WED AND REACH TO NEAR 65W THU.
A LOW ON THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE WAVE AND
PASS NE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL
CYCLONE ...TUE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 16N E OF 77W AND 2 TO 4 FT
ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 19N E OF 84W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 85W NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 85W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 85W
SUN.
.TUE...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW PART SE. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.


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