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FZNT25 KNHC 040903
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU AUG 04 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 NEAR 20.0N
74.5W TONIGH AND MOVE INTO THE SW N ATLC NEAR 22.5N 74.5W FRI
AND NEAR 24.7N 77.6W FRI NIGHT MOVE TO 28.5N 76.5W SAT NIGHT
AND N OF THE AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. 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 26N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...
.TODAY...S OF 24N E OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. S OF 24N W OF 75W 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 74W
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE
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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7
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
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF EMILY. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT
GUST TO 55 KT INCREASING 50 KT GUST 60 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 7
TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 27N E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF
EMILY E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS TO 60 KT INCREASING 60 KT GUST TO 75 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 24 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. 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...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
.TODAY 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
.TODAY 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
.SYNOPIS...TROPICAL STORM EMILY NEAR 17.3N 71.7W AT 0900 UTC
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT. MINIMUM PRESSURE IS 1006 MB. EMILY WILL MOVE
TO NEAR 17.9N 72.7W THIS AFTERNOON TO NEAR 20.0N 74.5W TONIGHT
THEN MOVE INTO THE SW NORTH ATLC FRI. RIDGING NE OF THE AREA
WILL WILL INCREASE E TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TDAY 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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