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FZNT25 KNHC 181449
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N
FRI THEN WILL MOVE BACK N TO ALONG 29N LATE SAT THROUGH SUN.
THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN WEAK OVER THE NW PORTION AS A SERIES OF
TROUGHS AND COLD FRONTS ATTEMPT TO BREACH THE AREA S OF 31N.
MEANWHILE A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE S OF THE BAHAMAS THIS
AFTERNOON THEN W OF THE AREA THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY
EARLY THU. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SQUALLS WILL OCCUR
ALONG AND BEHIND OF THE TROPICAL WAVE THROUGH TONIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTION TONIGHT
THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE E OF 75W THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE JUST AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT THU THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU AND THU
NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W THROUGHOUT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 24N THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT SOUTHERN PORTION... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL BUILD W ACROSS
THE GULF ALONG 25N THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TO
27N BY FRI NIGHT. A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE N
CENTRAL GULF SAT THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE NW GULF SUN. MEANWHILE
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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT FAR SW PORTION
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
TSTMS THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W TO 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW
SUN. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN FROM
EASTERN CUBA S TO N CENTRAL COLOMBIA WILL CROSS 80W LATE
TONIGHT REACHING 85W THU AND THEN EXITING 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. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY
OVER THE E ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROPICAL WAVE TONIGHT AND
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. S OF 19N NE TO E
WINDS 1O TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROPICAL WAVE
THIS EVENING AND BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND TROPICAL
WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND TROPICAL
WAVE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 19N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 19N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN...AND EXCEPT E 10 KT N OF
19N THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 19N. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 19N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N.

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