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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 11 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...WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE NW PORTION THROUGH
SAT. A RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL LIFT TO 28N BY MON AS A TROUGH
ENTERS THE SE PORTION LATE SAT THROUGH MON. AN AREA OF LOW PRES
WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION MON. THIS LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS
10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS W OF 73W AND SE PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF 74W. .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 S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE AND SHIFTING
TO E TO SE BEHIND WAVE AND LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT E OF 68W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION
BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF
WATERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK PRODUCING MAINLY GENTLE TO
MODERATE BREEZE CONDITIONS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE AHEAD OF
WAVE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL
SUN.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND
WAVE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL WEAKEN SUN AND MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES N
OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS N. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL REACH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATING W OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT NIGHT. AN
AREA OF LOW PRES WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT
MOVING NW OF THE AREA MON. THIS LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL S OF 18N SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
WAVE.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND
WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.

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