000 FZNT25 KNHC 050933 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 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 FROM NEAR JAMAICA NE ACROSS E CUBA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS... WILL SHIFT N-NW ACROSS BAHAMA WATERS AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG NE END OF TROUGH AND COULD REORGANIZE INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AGAIN. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL ATLC W-SW TO N FLORIDA THIS MORNING AND WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ON E SIDE OF TROUGH OR ANY LOW PRES THAT DEVELOPS. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 25N AS THE LOW MOVES N OF THE AREA LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 73W AND 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 .TODAY 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...15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N EACH EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 25N DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W 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 VARIABLE 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 NEAR JAMAICA NE ACROSS E CUBA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS... WILL SHIFT N-NW ACROSS BAHAMA WATERS AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH SUN. ACTIVE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND HISPANIOLA WILL SHIFT NW AND N AND EXIT THE CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL 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 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY. WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT EARLY WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 78W TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY E OF 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. $$