000 FZNT25 KNHC 291532 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT AND TUE AND EXTEND INTO FAR SE PORTIONS TUE NIGHT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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 4 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 26N VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT LATE SE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1002 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. DON EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NEAR 26.8N 96.7W THIS EVENING AND THEN INLAND TO NEAR 27.7N 99.1W BY SAT MORNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BETWEEN 25N AND 28N W OF 93W. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .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 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 76W WILL MOVE W AND REACH 80W TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND NW CARIBBEAN SAT AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E HALF OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN BEHIND THE TROPICAL WAVE. BROAD LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT THEN DRIFT W INTO CENTRAL AMERICA SUN. A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 42W IS SHOWING SIGNS OF BETTER 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. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO REACH 55W BY SUN EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 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. $$