000 FZNT25 KNHC 021522 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 02 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 WILL REMAIN ALONG 26N THROUGH WED...THEN WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 29N THU. A TROUGH IN THE NW PART OF THE AREA EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO 28N80W. THIS TROUGH WILL SHIFT E AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO 29N76W WED MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. TROPICAL STORM EMILY IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES WNW FROM THE NE CARIBBEAN INTO THE BAHAMAS THU THROUGH SAT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N W OF 75W THU THROUGH SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N E OF TROUGH TO 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 2 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. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 74W. .THU THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF EMILY. MAXIMUM SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT BY SAT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE OF EMILY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF EMILY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 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 E TO NE W OF 70W LATE FRI. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS 25N AND DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF 23N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EMILY NEAR 15.3N 63.6W AT 1500 UTC IS CURRENTLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE IS 1007 MB. EMILY IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 15.7N 66.0W TONIGHT...16.5N 68.3W WED MORNING...17.5N70.5W WED EVENING...THEN INLAND OVER HISPANIOLA NEAR 19.0N 73.0W EARLY THU. E TRADES WILL INCREASE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 79W E WINDS 5 TO 10 $$