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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT MON AUG 16 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 28N72W
TO 21N80W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 28N WED THROUGH SAT WITH
A WEAK HIGH CENTER FORMING NEAR 28N65W. A WESTWARD MOVING
TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
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 5 TO
10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W...AND ALONG
FRONT E OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF
FRONT. .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 THROUGH 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 AND SAT...S OF 26N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM
26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 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 AND
PREVAIL THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF LOW WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF LOW SW TO W
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION...BECOMING SCATTERED TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S...BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN
COAST SAT EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 WED NIGHT. 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 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...TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N83W TO INLAND NE HONDURAS IS
MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF
HONDURAS THROUGH TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND. ANOTHER
TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS TO 10N65W IS MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL
ENTER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE THEN INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
WED AND WED NIGHT...AND SHOULD EXIT THE AREA LATE THU. THIS
WAVE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS...WITH
SQUALLS AND TSTMS BEHIND THE WAVE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 20N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 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.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 20N.


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