000 FZNT25 KNHC 300901 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 30 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 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AND MAINTAIN LIGHT WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N . .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 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 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 80W/81W WILL CROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN MORNING. A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 46W WITH LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 11N46W. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MON NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST SEAS IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E S OF 18N E OF 80W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$