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FZNT25 KNHC 250317
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE AXIS FROM JUST S OF BERMUDA THROUGH
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AND DRIFT TO
ALONG 28N AS HURRICANE DANIELLE MOVES NW. INCREASING WINDS AND
SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH DANIELLE WILL BE SEEN 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 70W S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N W OF 74W. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM
25N TO 28N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM
25N TO 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF
25N E TO 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 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.
.SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN
LARGE NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 26N93W
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 SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF TROUGH
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 S OF 27N.
.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 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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