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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS
THIS AFTERNOON FROM 31N67W TO 31N73W...THEN STATIONARY TO SE
GEORGIA ...FROM 31N65W TO 28N72W AND STATIONARY TO SE GEORGIA
BY LATE SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FROM 28N65W
TO 28N72W TO NE FLORIDA SUN AND MON AND DISSIPATING BY LATE
TUE. A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N
TONIGHT...ALONG 23N BY SAT NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N
BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 29N E OF 73W SW 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT N OF 29N E OF 73W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. FROM 23N TO
26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 23N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. 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 AND TSTMS 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 FRONT 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 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA
4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1015 MB HIGH IS NEAR 25N85W WITH A A RIDGE
SW TO 23N91W. THE RIDGE WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 26N SAT...AND TO
27N SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON. THE WEAKENING REMNANT LOW OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE IS CURRENTLY OVER THE SE MISSISSIPPI
COAST. THE LOW WILL DRIFT NE THROUGH SUN...THEN MOVE SE INTO
THE FAR NE WATERS MON. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE WSW INTO
THE N CENTRAL GULF LATE MON INTO TUE...THEN INTO THE FAR NW
GULF ON WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER
MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 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 EXTENDING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
TO CENTRAL PANAMA IS MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION
OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE FROM 11N63W NE
ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WNW AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE
WAVE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NE
CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E
OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N
ATLC EARLY SUN AS AN ATLC HIGH BECOMES CENTERED N OF
HISPANIOLA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 84W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 19N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E OF 81W E WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.


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