000 FZNT25 KNHC 290918 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 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 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT E OF 70W. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. .TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1000 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. DON WILL MOVE TO 26.1N 95.5W THIS AFTERNOON AND INLAND NEAR 27.0N 97.8W TONIGHT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BETWEEN 24N AND 28N W OF 90W. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W/72W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON BEHIND THE TROPICAL WAVE. A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 37W/38W WITH A WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 1O40 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. THIS DISTURBANCE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS SYSTEM FORECAST TO REACH 55W IN ABOUT 72 HOURS. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .TUE...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$