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FZNT25 KNHC 231509
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON AUG 23 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...RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO 27N80W WEAKENS AS TROPICAL
WAVE ALONG 74W MOVES NW ACROSS SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT
THEN ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE AND WED. DANIELLE FORECAST
PATH EXPECTED TO AFFECT WATERS MAINLY E OF AREA...WITH AN
INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS E OF 70W POSSIBLE LATE THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E OF 70W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 F T. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE WINDS
15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT
LATE THU AND 10 FT LATE FRI IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO 25N90W WILL DRIFT SLOWLY W AND EXTEND FROM W
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS WED AND DISSIPATE THU AS ATLC
HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 27N BY THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON......N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG LESSER ANTILLES WILL MOVE
ACROSS EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED THEN WESTERN CARIBBEAN
THU AND FRI. WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER NE PORTION OF
TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH FRI ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS IN NE
SWELLS AS HURRICANE DANIELLE TRACKS NE OF AREA. NE SWELLS MAY
PROPAGATE THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E OF 83W 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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