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FZNT25 KNHC 212134
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SAT AUG 21 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...STATIONARY RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS
THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVE N TO 28N MON THROUGH WED AS LOW
PRES MOVES OFF MID ATLC COAST TUE WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT
BRUSHING THE FAR NE PORTION PRECEDED BY INCREASING SW WINDS.
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W S OF 24N MOVE W AT 15 KT. WAVE MOVE
ACROSS SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN THROUGH MON THEN WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES ACROSS FAR SW WATERS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 73W.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FROM 26N TO 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT E OF 67W LATE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 67W LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH NEAR 26N87W WILL SHIFT TO THE NW
PORTION SUN...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS
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
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...TO 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...TO 5 FT S OF 23N.
.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 THROUGH 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 5 TO 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.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE 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 MONA CHANNEL TO 14N68W MOVE W AT
15 KT. WAVE CROSS REST OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY LATE SUN AND
WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ENTER
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN AND APPROACH LESSER ANTILLES MON
THEN MOVE ACROSS EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. WINDS EXPECTED
TO INCREASE OVER NE PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC MON INTO LATE
WED AND THU WITH BUILDING SEAS IN NE SWELLS WITH APPROACH OF
TROPICAL CYCLONE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT. S OF 20N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S
OF 17N.
.SUN THROUGH THU...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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