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FZNT25 KNHC 232120
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 AXIS ALONG 28N WEAKENS AS TROPICAL WAVE ALONG
75W MOVES NW ACROSS CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT THEN ACROSS STRAITS
OF FLORIDA TUE AND WED. DANIELLE FORECAST PATH EXPECTED TO
AFFECT EASTERNMOST WATERS WITH INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS E OF
70W LATE THU THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 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 EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 75W.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...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 EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT
LATE THU AND TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BY SAT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 28N88W TO
26N90W WILL DRIFT WESTWARD...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR PENSACOLA
FLORIDA TO TO 26N93W BY TUE NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA WED THROUGH THU...AND APPROACH
THE TEXAS COAST FRI BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATE FRI INTO SAT.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF FRI AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH TO 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND
NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER W PORTION NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...WINDS E INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N WINDS SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W N OF 13N MOVE ACROSS
EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED THEN ACROSS WESTERN CARIBBEAN
THU AND FRI. WINDS INCREASE OVER NE PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC
WED THROUGH FRI ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS IN NE SWELLS AS
HURRICANE DANIELLE PASSES E OF AREA. NE SWELLS PROPAGATE
THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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