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FZNT25 KNHC 121554
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 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...TROUGHING WILL LINGER IN THE NW PORTION THROUGH
SAT. HIGH PRES NEAR 26N65W WITH RIDGE TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL
WEAKEN AND SHIFT N THROUGH MON AS A TROUGH ENTERS THE SE
PORTION LATE SAT AND DISSIPATES MON. A LOW PRES
SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL APPROACH THE E
CENTRAL PORTION TUE AND MOVE NORTH NORTHWESTWARD AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF
75W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 75W. 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 EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PORTION. .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 NW PORTION.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 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 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BEHIND
TROUGH AND NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF TROUGH. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF
23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N
OF 23N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 29N W OF 73W
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT FROM 23N TO 26N E OF
67W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR LOW PRES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF COLD

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE N
GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TUE MAINTAINING RATHER QUIET CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE GULF. TROUGHING WILL PERSIST JUST NE OF THE AREA
THROUGH SUN WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE FAR NE
WATERS MON AND DISSIPATING THERE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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...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.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N PART.
.MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2.
ISOLATED SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL DIMINISH SUN AND MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES
N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS N. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE
WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES W OF THE AREA BY
SUNRISE SUN. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WILL ENTER THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
SUN...AND SHOULD MOVE N OF THE AREA BY LATE MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT S OF 17N W OF 85W AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.SUN...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL 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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