000 FZNT25 KNHC 100337 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 09 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 24N64W WITH RIDGE W ALONG 24-25N WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY ESE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SINK SE INTO NW PORTIONS TONIGHT AND STALL WED NIGHT FROM 31N75W TO NW BAHAMAS THU AND FRI. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 78W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 76W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE DOMINATES THE GULF WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY THU. A WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER SE LOUISIANA ON SAT AND REMAIN STATIONARY ON SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25 NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA ALONG 24-25N WILL SHIFT ESE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU ALLOWING FOR FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W WILL CROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN WED AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE FRI AND SAT. S OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$