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FZNT25 KNHC 300326
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 MOVING ACROSS E CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT
THROUGH WED WILL EXTEND INTO FAR SE PORTIONS TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH 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 AND WED...N OF 26N 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 WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SE BAHAMAS WED. S OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON NEAR 27.2N 97.5W AT 10 PM
CDT MOVING WNW AT 12 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE 1006 MB. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. DON IS MAKING LANDFALL
ON THE COAST OF SOUTH TEXAS AND WILL WEAKEN THEN DISSIPATE AS
IT MOVES INLAND. A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N SUN THROUGH WED
WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5
TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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
.TONIGHT 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 WED...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 79W WILL CROSS CENTRAL AMERICA
AND THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN
NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E
HALF OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN BEHIND THE WAVE. BROAD AREA OF
LOW PRES IN THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL LINK UP WITH THE TROPICAL
WAVE AND DRIFT W INTO CENTRAL AMERICA SAT. A VIGOROUS TROPICAL
WAVE ALONG 45W WITH LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 10N43W BECOMING
BETTER ORGANIZED HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 15-20
MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MON

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. .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 AND WED...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

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