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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 21 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...RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE N TO 28N MON
THROUGH WED AS LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE MID ATLC COAST TUE WITH
A TRAILING COLD FRONT BRUSHING THE FAR NE PORTION PRECEDED BY
INCREASING SW WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W S OF 24N IS
MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS AND
CENTRAL SUN THROUGH MON...THEN WEAKEN AS MOVES ACROSS THE FAR
SW WATERS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT INTO TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 70W AND 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 71W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED ALONG AND E OF
WAVE.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 75W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT W OF 74W...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 74W. FROM 26N TO
29N E OF 73W SW TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE OF
BAHAMAS SHIFTING TO NE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND
2 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1018 MB HIGH NEAR 26N86W WILL SHIFT TO THE
NW PORTION SUN...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS
MON MON AND INTO THE NW GULF TUE AND WED AS ATLC HIGH PRES
BUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA ALONG 28N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT
OR LESS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N
E TO 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...TROPICAL WAVE FROM WESTERN PUERTO RICO TO 14N67W
IS MOVING WNW AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REST OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN...THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND MON...THEN ACROSS THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA WILL ENTER THE
EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN AND APPROACH THE LESSER
ANTILLES LATE SUN...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON
AND TUE AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE OVER THE NE PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC MON INTO LATE
TUE ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS IN N TO NE SWELLS WITH THE
APPROACH OF LOW PRES...OR POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N W OF 78W.
.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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