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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 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 FROM 31N62W TO 29N70W TO 31N81W WILL
MOVE TO A POSITION FROM 31N62W TO 28N68W...AND STATIONARY TO
THE SE GEORGIA COAST BY LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO 28N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
SUN THROUGH MON. A RIDGE OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS WILL
SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N TUE THROUGH THU AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 70W NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W
5 TO 7 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF FRONT TO 27N SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W 4 TO 6 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 75W.
.TONIGHT...N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
NEAR 1 FT. 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 NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 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. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 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 RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL REMAIN THROUGH TUE...THEN
WEAKEN AND SHIFT N TO NEAR 29N WED AND THU. A WEAK LOW INLAND
OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA IS FORECAST TO MOVE BACK S TO NEAR MOBILE
ALABAMA SUN NIGHT...THEN DRIFT W TO SW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH LATE MON BEFORE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA AND NE TEXAS TUE AND WED.

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 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 23N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. FROM 24 TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE. S OF 28N WINDS BECOMING SE TO
S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 28N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. .MON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N 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 FROM WESTERN CUBA TO INLAND
HONDURAS WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. A SECOND
TROPICAL WAVE FROM 17N70W TO NE COLOMBIA IS MOVING W AT 10 TO
15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND REACH NEAR 80W BY SUN
EVENING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED
TO ENTER THE EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BEGINNING SUN
NIGHT...THEN PASS ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED
AND BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU. THE WAVE
SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 84W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E OF 85W.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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