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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT THU JUL 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...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE NEAR 22.7N 75.4W 1006 MB
GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 23.8N 77.5W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR
24.5N 80.5W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN TO W OF THE AREA INTO THE SE
GULF OF MEXICO FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE A RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG
31N THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N W OF 76W...
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
THREE TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT
NEAR CENTER...INCREASING TO 35 GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT NEAR CENTER BUILDING TO 10
TO 14 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 69W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF 75W NE 20 TO 25 KT...WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N
BETWEEN 67W AND 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 67W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT E OF 79W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE ...50 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 25 NM NW
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF
75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W OF 78W NE 20 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13
FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N
BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF
79W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W
PORTION...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
26N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N WINDS
BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY 1020 MB HIGH IS NEAR 29N87W
WITH A RIDGE W TO NE TEXAS. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH
FRI AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE CURRENTLY E OF THE
AREA OVER THE SE BAHAMAS INTENSIFIES INTO A MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM TONIGHT...THEN ENTERS THE FAR SE GULF OF MEXICO EARLY
FRI NIGHT. THE STORM IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 25.5N 83.7W
LATE FRI NIGHT...NEAR 26.5N 86.5W SAT AFTERNOON...TO JUST
S OF THE LOUISIANA COAST NEAR 29.0N BEFORE MOVING INLAND.
A 1008 MB LOW IN THE FAR SW BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 20N96W
WILL SLOWLY MOVE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING A TROPICAL
CYCLONE BEFORE MOVING INLAND MEXICO SOMETIME FRI OR SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N FRI NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SUN....
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE STRENGTH WITHIN 90
NM NE...50 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 25 NW QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL
STORM LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N
OF 25N. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N....
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N
...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 83W NE WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL FORCE STRENGTH
WITHIN 90 NM NE...50 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 25 NW QUADRANTS OF
TROPICAL STORM IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N E OF 83W
SPREADING WNW. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM
NE...50 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 25 NW QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL STORM.
HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF
AREA IN THE MORNING...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF
26N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT N OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WITH A RATHER LIGHT PRES
GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI NIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
ATLC RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD W SAT THROUGH TUE INCREASING THE
GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. A TROPICAL WAVE
WELL E OF AREA IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH TROPICAL ATLC ZONE SAT
THEN INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA LATE SUN AND MON...AND TO THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N
BETWEEN 78W AND 83W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
20N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF
83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND
82W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 78W...AND
1 TO 2 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
16N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
LATE MON.


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