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FZNT25 KNHC 011508
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON AUG 01 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...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 28N AND
PERSIST THROUGH LATE WED. LOW PRES NEAR 14N57W WILL MOVE W-NW
THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN INTO THE S PORTION LATE WED THROUGH
FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 74W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W TUE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...S OF 23N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO
14 FT. S OF 23N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 28N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 74W.
.THU AND FRI...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 74W
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO NE W OF 70W LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF AND DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL
WAVE ALONG 96W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF TODAY THROUGH
EARLY TUE THEN INLAND OVER EASTERN MEXICO TUE NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 14N57W WILL MOVE W-NW
THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH WED...POSSIBLY AS A
TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHERWISE EASTERLY TRADES ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU INTO FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE. N OF 18N E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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