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FZNT25 KNHC 120249
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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. A LOW PRES
SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL ENTER THE SE
PORTION LATE MON AND SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE SW N ATLC BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 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 EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 73W.
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT W OF 74W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W 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 S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH LATE.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 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.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 68W LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 74W. S OF
27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OF 1015 MB CENTERED NEAR 25N87W WITH
A RIDGE NW TO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE
MAINTAINING RATHER QUITE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GULF. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NE WATERS LATE SUN...AND
SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT FROM
24N TO 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 24N W OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT... BECOMING SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT OR LESS. S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NW
TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR THE COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART.
.TUE...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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 LATE
TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATING W OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A
LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL ENTER THE
TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT...AND SHOULD MOVE NW OF THE AREA BY

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE
OF CUBA.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W EACH NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA.

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