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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 19 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 1018 MB HIGH NEAR 27N70W WITH A RIDGE SW
ACROSS S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 28N SAT THROUGH MON. THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE FAR SE WATERS MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 80W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. S
OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N E
OF 67W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SW PART AND STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 29N W WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING
TO S LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT FRI NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING SE TO S SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF
BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
25N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 28N S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N93W WILL
SHIFT N TO 27N FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE PORTION SAT...SHIFT N TO NEAR 26N BY
SAT...THEN SHIFT BACK S TO 25N SUN AND MON. A STRONG TROPICAL
WAVE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF WATERS TONIGHT...ACROSS THE SW
GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT AND INTO MAINLAND MEXICO LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 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 INCREASING TO 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 IN SE SWELL.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART AND STRAITS
OF FLORIDA.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NORTHERN
PANAMA...AND IS MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL EXIT THE AREA
EARLY FRI. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 54W IS MOVING W AT 10
KT. THE TROUGH WILL ENTER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLC WATERS
EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FRI
NIGHT AND SAT AS IT GRADUALLY BECOMES DIFFUSE. A TROPICAL WAVE
OVER THE E CENTRAL ATLC IS EXPECTED TO MOVE W ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF WAVE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF WAVE TO E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 17N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 79W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS INCREASING 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...DIMINISHING 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...
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. E OF 83W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N
OF 19N.


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