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FZNT25 KNHC 160932
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON AUG 16 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...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER
ACROSS NW PORTIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY
DISSIPATING FROM 29N65W 27N73W TO 28N80W TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH
PRES RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N WED THEN REFORM
AS A HIGH CENTER NEAR 27N71W THU AND SHIFT WESTWARD THROUGH
FRI AS A WESTWARD MOVING TROUGH MOVES INTO THE EASTERN

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH W OF 74W E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 74W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. S OF
FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF
70W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.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 AND 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES HAS SHIFTED INTO THE NW GULF AND
WILL COLLAPSE THROUGH TUE. AN AREA OF ELONGATED LOW PRES
EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL GEORGIA SW TO THE N CENTRAL GULF THIS
MORNING...WITH A 1010 MB LOW PRES CENTER ALONG 29.5N AND S OF
THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS LOW PRES AREA WILL
SHIFT W TO SW TODAY AND TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS SE
LOUISIANA TUE. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
ACROSS E AND SE PORTIONS OF THIS LOW PRES AREA...WITH
WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY TO ACCOMPANY IT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL HAVE A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN INTO A
TROPICAL CYCLONE THROUGH TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL THEN
BUILD W ALONG 28N WED THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
BECOMING S 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE
TO S WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION...BECOMING
SCATTERED TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING S WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND S
PORTIONS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT TUE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT THU. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE W AND INLAND ACROSS NICARAGUA THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND
TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 64W MOVING W NEAR 20
KT WILL CROSS 70W TONIGHT...CROSS 75W TUE EVENING AND MOVE
ACROSS THE W AND SW CARIBBEAN WED AND WED NIGHT. THIS SECOND
TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND
SEAS...WITH SQUALLS AND TSTMS BEHIND THE WAVE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
FT. S OF 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF
OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS. N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...
EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N...
AND 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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