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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 10 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 RIDGE W ALONG 24N/25N WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY ESE AND WEAKEN THROUGH
THU. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SINK SE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE SE...THEN STALL TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
FRI FROM 31N75W TO EXTREME NW BAHAMAS BEFORE LIFTING OUT TO NE
SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE TO REBUILD INTO AREA FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
27N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT LOCALLY 6 FT OFF N COAST OF
HISPANIOLA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 74W
SHIFTING NE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N
E OF 74W LATE TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF
BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 77W AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
77W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 77W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W.
.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 CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE
BASIN...EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT GRADUALLY E AND INTO SE
LOUISIANA THU AS BROAD TROUGHING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
SHARPENS. HIGH PRES CENTER WILL THEN SHIFT NW TO N CENTRAL
GULF SAT THEN SHIFT E LATE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EARLY BECOMING W TO NW WINDS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N TONIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N VARIABLE MAINLY W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.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 WILL SHIFT E-SE
AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU ALLOWING FOR FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN. TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W
WILL MOVE W TO 72W THU MORNING AND 78W FRI MORNING. FRESH
TRADES TO RETURN TO CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AND SAT BEHIND
TROPICAL WAVE. E ATLC TROPICAL WAVE TO REACH TROPICAL N ATLC

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
W HALF. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE SAT
AND SUN. 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.

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