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FZNT25 KNHC 161458
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 27N75W
31N80W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG
24N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N WED THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W OF 74W E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 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 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 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. FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS ND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 26N TO 28N WINDS
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5
TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W...1009 MB WILL MOVE TO NEAR
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT AND THEN INLAND OVER
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TUE. THE LOW COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A
TROPICAL CYCLONE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N WED THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THIS EVENING. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 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...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE W AND INLAND ACROSS NICARAGUA LATER TODAY. ANOTHER
TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W MOVING W 10 TO
15 KT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND TUE
THEN INTO THE W CARIBBEAN WED AND WED NIGHT. THE 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
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 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 FT
N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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