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FZNT25 KNHC 202124
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 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 1017 MB HIGH PRES AT 26N77W WITH RIDGE ALONG
26N MOVE INTO EASTERN GULF SAT THROUGH TUE. SURFACE TROUGH
ALONG 65W MOVE W ACROSS BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH MON AND DISSIPATE
TUE. LOW PRES MOVE OFF MID ATLC COAST TUE INCREASING WESTERLIES
N OF 29N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 29N W
OF 73W. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FROM 26N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH
WED. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE INTO MAINLAND MEXICO SAT MORNING. A TROUGH
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL PORTION MON AND TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AND VARIABLE
LATE SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE
MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27 W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE 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...TROPICAL WAVE FROM E PUERTO RICO TO 12N64W MOVE
ACROSS EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN AND ACROSS WESTERN
CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ENTER TROPICAL
N ATLC WATERS SUN AND ENTER EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON. WINDS AND
SEAS INCREASE OVER NE PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC MON INTO LATE
TUE AHEAD OF APPROACHING LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL W OF 82W AND 2 FT E OF 82W.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 81W.
.SUN THROUGH WED..S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

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