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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N65W TO 28N72W NW
TO 31N80W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY TUE AFTERNOON. 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND 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
IN NE SWELL. 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 NEAR 29N87W 1009 MB MOVING NW AT 7 KT WILL MOVE
INLAND SE LOUISIANA TUE MORNING WITH THE POSSIBLY FOR IT TO
BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N WED
AND REMAIN THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W W TO
NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF
88W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION EARLY TUE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 24N BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
THROUGHOUT... EXCEPT S OF 24N BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS E TO SE INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 86W S OF 20N IS MOVING W AT 10
KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH TUE
MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM JUST E OF PUERTO RICO TO 10N66W IS
MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY TUE EVENING...THEN ENTER THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATER TUE NIGHT...INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
WED AND WED NIGHT...AND EXIT THE AREA LATE THU. THIS WAVE WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

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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