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FZNT25 KNHC 172123
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W BUILD S
TO ALONG 26N TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT AS FRONTAL TROUGH
MOVES S JUST N OF AREA. CREST OF STRONG CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE
NIPS SOUTHERN WATERS OF BASIN THROUGH LATE WED REACHING STRAITS
OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS ALONG WAVE AXIS
ASSOCIATED WITH SCATTERED TSTMS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE SPREADING W.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N WINDS E LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD W ALONG 27N THEN SHIFT N TO
28N THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION THROUGH THE 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.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...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 EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 70W MOVE
ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT INTO W CARIBBEAN WED AND THU
THEN W OF AREA THU NIGHT WITH SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS ALONG
WAVE AXIS. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE NOW WELL E OF AREA MOVE INTO
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU NIGHT AND INTO E CARIBBEAN FRI
THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS E OF 77W LATE.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE AXIS E TO
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS SCATTERED
TSTMS E OF 80W.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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