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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 10N64W WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT...AND ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MON. A TROPICAL WAVE
E OF THE AREA WILL ENTER THE EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
LATE SAT INTO SUN...AND REACH THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE
MON INTO TUE. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE
NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON INTO TUE IN ADVANCE
OF AN APPROACHING LOW OR POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT ...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
13N... AND N OF 16N E OF 65W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 69W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 69W.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...
EXCEPT FAR NW PART NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
14N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 58W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART SAT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR E
PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1017 MB HIGH NEAR 26N74W WITH RIDGE TO S
FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO 28N SAT THROUGH TUE. A SURFACE TROUGH
JUST SE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS TONIGHT
THROUGH MON AND DISSIPATE TUE. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE
MID ATLC COAST MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 74W AND N OF 28N E
OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO
28N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
23N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 70W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W PORTION.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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