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FZNT26 KNHC 160931
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON AUG 16 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE W AND INLAND ACROSS NICARAGUA THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND
TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 64W MOVING W NEAR 20
KT WILL CROSS 70W TONIGHT...CROSS 75W TUE EVENING AND MOVE
ACROSS THE W AND SW CARIBBEAN WED AND WED NIGHT. THIS SECOND
TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND
SEAS...WITH SQUALLS AND TSTMS BEHIND THE WAVE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 20
KT N OF 16N E OF 70W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL NE PORTIONS LATE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 63W E WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 7OW WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. E OF 63W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT
WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 14N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .THU...S OF 18N W OF 69W E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 14N.
.FRI...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14.5N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 12N TO 15N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS BETWEEN
12N AND 19N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER
ACROSS NW PORTIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY
DISSIPATING FROM 29N65W 27N73W TO 28N80W TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH
PRES RIDGE ALONG 24N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N WED THEN REFORM
AS A HIGH CENTER NEAR 27N71W THU AND SHIFT WESTWARD THROUGH
FRI AS A WESTWARD MOVING TROUGH MOVES INTO THE EASTERN

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH W OF 74W E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 74W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. S OF
FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF
70W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND
HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W.
.WED AND THU..N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM
26N TO 28N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER E
PORTION E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 28N SW
TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION SE TO S. SEAS 2

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