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FZNT25 KNHC 190934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU AUG 19 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 27N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N FRI
THEN LIFT N TO ALONG 29N LATE SAT THROUGH MON. TROPICAL WAVE S
OF 23N ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL AFFECT STRAITS OF FLORIDA
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 24N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 29N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM
25N TO 29N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. 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 ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING W INTO GULF
ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO 27N FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK HIGH PRES
CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER SE GULF SAT AND SHIFT INTO CENTRAL
GULF MON. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF WATERS
TONIGHT... ACROSS THE SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT THEN INTO
MAINLAND MEXICO LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
24N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 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 S PORTIONS TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT INCREASE TO 4 FT MON. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 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 ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE W-NW AND INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND EXIT THE
BASIN FRI. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
TSTMS WILL SPREAD W-NW ACROSS W PORTIONS ALONG AND BEHIND THE
WAVE THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 53W WILL MOVE
W AND ENTER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES LATE FRI. A SECOND
TROPICAL WAVE NOW OVER E CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...W OF WAVE AXIS NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
WAVE SE WINDS 20 KT...AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 17N. SEAS BUILDING 6
TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS 20 KT
EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N
W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E
OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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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