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FZNT25 KNHC 180341
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 ALONG 27N SHIFT TO 28N THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT EXTREME NW PART.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S 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
TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 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 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E 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 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W 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...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG
73W 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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