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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 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 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH TUE...THEN MOVE N TO 28N MON THROUGH THU AS
LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE MID ATLC COAST TUE WITH TRAILING COLD
FRONT BRUSHING THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION PRECEDED BY INCREASING
SW WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 27N67W TO HAITI IS MOVING NW AT
16 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS
NW BAHAMAS AND TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W...ANS S
OF 28N E OF 73W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N
OF 29N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS
BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W
PORTION. .TUE AND WED...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N E
OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO
29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 F T...EXCEPT E OF 73W 3 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST E OF 67W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1016 MB HIGH NEAR 25N89W WILL SHIFT W TO
NEAR 25N94W MON...THEN DISSIPATE TUE AS A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH
MOVES INTO N CENTRAL PORTION. THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF TUE AND WED AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD
ACROSS THE GULF ALONG 27N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF
25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N SW TO W 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
WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO SW 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 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 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N 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...SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 63W WILL REACH TO NEAR 70W MON
MORNING...NEAR 75W TUE AND MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
LATE TUE THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA WILL ENTER THE
EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...APPROACH THE
LESSER LESSER ANTILLES EARLY MON...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN LATER MON THROUGH TUE...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
WED...AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO
INCREASE OVER THE NE PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE
THROUGH THU ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS IN NE SWELLS AS A
TROPICAL STORM TRACKS TO THE NW WITHIN ABOUT 150 NM TO THE NE
OF 22N55W.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E OF 83W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W.
.MON THROUGH THU...S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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