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FZNT25 KNHC 050333
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY NOW A SURFACE
TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE NW OF THE
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI EVENING. IT WILL THEN REACH THE NW
BAHAMAS LATER ON FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WITH THE POSSIBLY OF LOW
PRES FORMING ALONG IT NEAR 26N78W ON SAT. THE TROUGH AND
POSSIBLE LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE TO THE FAR NW WATERS SAT
NIGHT BEFORE TURNING NE AND LIFTING N OF AREA EARLY SUN NIGHT.
THE LOW MAY INTENSIFY BEFORE MOVING N OF THE AREA. A CENTRAL
ATLC WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 25N AS THE LOW LATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... EXCEPT W OF 73W 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N BETWEEN
69W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF
25N E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W NE TO
E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 75W AND 79W...AND 2 TO 3
FT W OF 79W. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
73W S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 73W 2 TO 4 FT
IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN
67W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF
27N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W SE TO
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM E
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN
150 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. ELSEWHERE W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W S TO SW AND E TO SE N OF 28N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 71W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 71W SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W OF 78W.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
E OF 74W...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 76W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE
MAINLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT.
HIGH PRES IS THEN FORECAST TO BUILD WESTWARD FROM THE ATLC
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 S
OF 22N 10 TO 15 KT EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N
15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N EACH EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY NOW A SURFACE
TROUGH FROM 19N72W TO 16N73W WILL MOVE NW OF THE CARIBBEAN AND
TOWARDS THE SE BAHAMAS TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL
BAHAMAS FRI AND FRI EVENING. VERY ACTIVE WEATHER ASSOCIATED
WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM HISPANIOLA S
TO 15N WILL SLOWLY SHIFT NW AND N THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A
TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT NIGHT
INTO SUN...AND CONTINUE ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE. A
RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE EASTERLY TRADES IN THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT 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
TO 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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