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FZNT25 KNHC 280929
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2011

...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 ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N THU AND
PERSIST THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AN TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE THU. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DON NEAR 23.0N 88.7W AT 430 AM
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE IS 1000 MB.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. DON WILL MOVE
TO 23.9N 90.3W THIS AFTERNOON TO 25.1N 92.5W TONIGHT NEAR
26.3N 94.7W FRI AND NEAR 27.3N 97.1W FRI NIGHT AND INLAND SAT
NW TOWARD
THE SE COAST OF TEXAS AND INTENSIFY THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF
BETWEEN 22N AND 28N W OF 87W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 25W OF 88W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM E SEMICIRCLE
OF STORM DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 40 GUST TO 50 KT. DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR DON.
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
88W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W S OF 22N WILL MOVE W INTO
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN THIS
WEEKEND. LOW PRES TROUGHS ALONG 69W AND 57W WILL MOVE WESTWARD
IN TANDEM WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE TROP N ATLC THU BEHIND THE TROP WAVE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT S OF
18N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W.

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