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FZNT25 KNHC 182132
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 RIDGE ALONG 28N SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N FRI THEN
N TO ALONG 29N LATE SAT THROUGH MON. TROPICAL WAVE S OF 22N
ALONG 77W MOVE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU WITH STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT
INCREASE TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N
TO 28N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE JUST AHEAD OF TROPICAL
WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 EXTREME NW PART.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES REMAINS ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND THE
GULF ALONG 25N THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TO 27N
BY FRI NIGHT AS THE HIGH CENTER DRIFTS SW TO OVER THE BAHAMAS.
A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SE GULF SAT THEN WILL
SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL GULF MON. MEANWHILE A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN SAT THEN DISSIPATE BY SUN OVER THE SW
GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT FAR SW PORTION THU NIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 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 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS FRI
NIGHT.
.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 2 TO 4 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 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 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 NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 FT INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON.
BETWEEN 25N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W
10 KT MON. SEAS 1 FT BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT MON. S OF 25N VARIABLE
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...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W OVER W CARIBBEAN
MOVE TO ALONG 83W LATE THU AND EXIT BASIN LATE FRI. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH WAVE N OF 15N. SECOND
TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER E ATLC MOVE INTO TROPICAL N ATLC
LATE SUN AND MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND THU...WITHIN 180 NM W OF WAVE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF WAVE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT. S OF 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 19N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH
TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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