000
FZNT25 KNHC 122202
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU AUG 12 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 TROUGH OVER THE CAY SAL BANK WILL MOVE W THROUGH
THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE TONIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N72W TO
31N77W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL FROM BERMUDA TO
29N71W TO GEORGIA COAST SAT. AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 26N TONIGHT
WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N FRI NIGHT...ALONG 23N SAT
NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N AGAIN SUN AND MON PUSHING THE FRONTAL
REMNANTS NW WITH THE RIDGE ANCHORING E TO W ALONG 27N BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N AND THROUGH FLORIDA STRAITS.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL
TROUGH. .MON...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 5
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL
TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE JUST INLAND
SE LOUISIANA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FRI. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL
CONTINUE ALONG 25N THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG
27N SAT THROUGH SUN. A LOW WILL FORM OVER S ALABAMA ON MON
WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO THE TEXAS COAST. LOW
WILL RETROGRADE W TO OVER S LOUISIANA ON TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
FROM 26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ENTIRE AREA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE N OF 15N ALONG 73W WILL CONTINUE W
THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS FRI AND SAT...AND PASS THROUGH
THE WESTERN GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY SUN NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL
WAVE N OF 15N ALONG 60W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS N OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS FRI. OTHERWISE AN ATLC RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL
MAINTAIN E TRADES THROUGH TUE WHEN A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE
REACHES ALONG 55W.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 19N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 19N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO

$$