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FZNT25 KNHC 180943
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED AUG 18 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 ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY
S THROUGH FRI BEFORE WEAKENING AS A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES OFF
THE SE U.S. AND NEAR FAR NW PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THE CREST OF
A STRONG CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE WILL SCRAPE ACROSS SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH TROPICAL WAVE
MOVING W OF 80W THU MORNING. INCREASING WIND AND SEAS ALONG
AND BEHIND WAVE AXIS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY
AND TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS AND TSTMS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING SW TO W THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 24N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF TROPICAL
WAVE AXIS...AND E TO SE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT BEHIND WAVE
AXIS...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT
E OF 76W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 23N THROUGH THU.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. 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 ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL BUILD WEAKLY W
ACROSS THE GULF ALONG 25N TODAY THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TO 27N BY
SAT. A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NE GULF SUN. A
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN FRI AND CONTINUE NW
THROUGH THE SW GULF FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT OFF YUCATAN COAST. 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT FRI THEN BECOMING E LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO
6 FT FRI. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR
SE PORTIONS THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTIONS.
.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 CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM E
TIP OF CUBA S TO COLOMBIA WILL CROSS 80W LATE WED AFTERNOON...
REACH 85W THU MORNING AND EXIT THE W CARIBBEAN LATE FRI
MORNING. A LOW LEVEL WIND SURGE AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WAVE ACROSS THE THE N
HALF OF THE BASIN. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT AND ACROSS THE E
CARIBBEAN FRI AND FRI NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY
OVER THE E ATLC WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 19N W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WAVE AXIS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT NEAR WAVE. N OF 19N E OF WAVE AXIS
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TODAY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT AHEAD OF WAVE AXIS THIS EVENING...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND WAVE AXIS EARLY THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 7
FT BEHIND WAVE AXIS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND ALONG AND E OF WAVE AXIS.
.THU NIGHT FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU
NIGHT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI..THEN E 10 KT SUN.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT...HIGHEST W PORTIONS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT BY SUN. S OF 19N SE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT THU NIGHT
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 6 FT BY SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTIONS THROUGH
FRI NIGHT.

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