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FZNT25 KNHC 242132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE AUG 24 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 AND DRIFTS N OF 31N AS
HURRICANE DANIELLE MOVES NW. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS E OF 70W
LATE THU THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 71W SW WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 71W 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 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 SUN...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 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 SW TO 27N87W TO
25N92W WILL DRIFT WESTWARD...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO
25N94W BY WED NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT...THEN APPROACH THE TEXAS
COAST FRI BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATE FRI INTO SAT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SW ACROSS AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH LATE FRI THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH TO 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF
TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS ...MAINLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS
S OF TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH WINDS SHIFTING
TO N TO NE 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 24N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART
NEAR TROUGH...BECOMING ISOLATED WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT SUN.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 KT...BECOMING
W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS
NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N LATE SAT INTO SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM FAR SE
BAHAMAS TO OFFSHORE OF COLOMBIA WILL MOVE W-NW AND CROSS 80W
WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED
EVENING THROUGH THU EVENING. WINDS INCREASE OVER NE PORTION
OF TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH FRI ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS IN
NE SWELLS AS HURRICANE DANIELLE MOVES NW AND PASSES NE OF AREA.
E AND NE SWELLS FROM DANIELLE WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH ATLC
PASSAGES AND INTO E AND NE CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 19N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT E OF 78W. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FRI
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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