000 FZNT25 KNHC 281538 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 28 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. FROM 23N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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 24.1N 90.1W AT 10 AM MOVING NW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1001 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. DON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW AND REACH NEAR 26.1N 93.8W FRI MORNING...NEAR 27.3N 96.0W FRI EVENING AND THEN INLAND ACROSS SE TEXAS EARLY SAT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BETWEEN 23N AND 28.5N W OF 89W. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 23N TO 25W OF 89W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF STORM DON. MAXIMUM WINDS 40 GUST TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR DON. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .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 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .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...BROAD TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI AND ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON BEHIND THE TROPICAL WAVE. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE TO MOVE THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN AND INTO E CARIBBEAN LATE MON. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$