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FZNT25 KNHC 040302
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 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 IS EXPECTED TO CROSS BETWEEN HISPANIOLA AND CUBA THU AND
MOVE INTO THE SW N ATLC THU NIGHT...NEAR 22.1N 76.4W FRI
MORNING AND NEAR 23.8N 77.4W FRI EVENING. EMILY IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY SLOWLY AND REMAIN OVER FORECAST WATERS E OF FLORIDA
THROUGH SUN MORNING THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W...
.TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8
TO 12 FT. S OF 23N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO
27N 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 S TO SW WINDS 15 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 74W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E
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 13 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 24N E OF 77W SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N W OF 77W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E OF EMILY. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUST
TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE OF EMILY WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF EMILY WINDS 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 27N E OF 78W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF 78W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF EMILY. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS
TO 65 KT. MAXIMUM SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300
NM NE OF EMILY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. WITHIN 240
NM SE OF EMILY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 74W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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
S OF EMILY. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 26N AND
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM EMILY IS
FORECAST TO SLIP NORTHWARD BETWEEN 75W AND 80W SAT AND SUN AND
DISRUPT THE ATLC RIDGE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM SW N ATLC
INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON AS EMILY LIFTS NE OF THE REGION.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU 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 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N THROUGH THU.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT.
S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BECOMING W TO SW LATE.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S
TO SW WINDS 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 17.1N 71.0W AT 0300 UTC
MOVING WNW OR 280 DEGREES AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE IS 1004 MB. EMILY WILL MOVE
TO NEAR 17.9N 72.9W THU MORNING...TO NEAR 20.0N 74.8W THU
EVENING THEN MOVE INTO THE SW NORTH ATLC THU NIGHT. RIDGING NE
OF THE AREA WILL WILL INCREASE E TRADES IN THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT E OF 78W FRI NIGHT.
.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 AND MON...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.

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