000 FZNT25 KNHC 031511 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 03 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...TROPICAL STORM EMILY IN THE NORTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA WILL ACROSS HISPANIOLA NEAR 18.0N 71.3W LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE SW NORTH ATLC WATERS AND WILL BE LOCATED NEAR 21.0N 75.0W BY THU EVENING AND NEAR 26.6N 78.9W FRI MORNING THEN NORTH OF THE AREA BY SAT MORNING. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W... .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF EMILY. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUST TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. 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. S OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO NE W OF 70W FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF EMILY. MAXIMUM SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE OF EMILY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF EMILY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 74W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF EMILY AND 4 TO 6 FT SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 26N AND DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM EMILY IS FORECAST TO SLIP NORTHWARD BETWEEN 75W-80W DISRUPTING THE RIDGE IN THE SW NORTH ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND. 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 22N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 16.7N 69.7W AT 1500 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE IS 1006 MB. EMILY WILL MOVE TO 17.5N 71.1W THIS EVENING THEN INLAND ACROSS HISPANIOLA NEAR 19.0N 73.0W THU MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE SW NORTH ATLC THU. E TRADES WILL INCREASE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 77W. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 78W LATE FRI. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 19N E OF 83W LATE SAT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$