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FZNT25 KNHC 171508
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 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 TROUGH FROM 31N65W TO 28N78W WILL DRIFT N
AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD SW INTO
THE AREA TO THE NW BAHAMAS TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT AS A
FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES JUST N OF THE AREA. N END OF TROPICAL WAVE
OVER THE FAR SE PORTION PF THE AREA WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE
GREATER ANTILLES AND SOUTHERN WATERS REACHING THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WED EVENING. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY
THIS TROPICAL WAVE ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
24N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS SPREADING W-NW THROUGH TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW 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 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT S OF 24N. 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 INLAND OVER SE LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE N AND WEAKEN. SLY WINDS E OF THE LOW WILL DECREASE
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ALONG 27N THEN SHIFT N TO 28N

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S 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 THROUGH
THIS EVENING.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
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 TO 15 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 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 OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG
68W/69W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY AND
INTO THE W CARIBBEAN WED AND THU THEN W OF THE AREA THU NIGHT.
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WAVE. NEXT
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU
EVENING AND ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 83W WED NIGHT THROUGH
THU.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 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 S OF 20N.

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