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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 15 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...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT 29N65W TO 27N71W TO SE
GEORGIA WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE FROM 29N65W 27N73W TO 28N80W MON
AND MON NIGHT. A RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MON...SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N WED THEN REFORM AS A HIGH CENTER
NEAR 27N71W THU AND SHIFT WESTWARD THROUGH FRI AS A TROPICAL
WAVE MOVES INTO THE FAR SE PORTION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF 73W...4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 73W AND 80W AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF 80W. S OF FRONT TO 23N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
AND WITHIN 120 NM SE AND S OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 74W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND
HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W.
.WED THROUGH THU..N OF 27N S 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 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM
26N TO 28N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER E
PORTION E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 28N SW
TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION SE TO S. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL WEAKEN AS A LOW
DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR NE GULF MON AND MAY STRENGTHEN AS IT
DRIFTS W TOWARDS SE LOUISIANA TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. S OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FAR NW PART.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS.
TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...TO 20 KT NW PART.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...4 TO 7 FT NW PART. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N
WATERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS FLORIDA BAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N80W TO 10N76W IS MOVING
W AT 17 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AND W OF THE LATE MON NIGHT. A TROPICAL
WAVE FROM 20N60W TO 10N56W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH MON
AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN EARLY MON EVENING
INTO TUE...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS LATER TUE...AND
THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI. THE WAVE WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND ACTIVE WEATHER CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N
E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OF 82W.
.WED AND THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E
OF 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N W OF 78W 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 S OF
20N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.


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