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FZNT25 KNHC 122146
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 27N67W WITH RIDGE TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL
WEAKEN AND SHIFT N THROUGH MON AS A TROUGH ENTERS THE SE
PORTION LATE SAT AND DISSIPATES TUE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS. A LOW
PRES SYSTEM... POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL APPROACH 65W
MON AND MOVE OVER THE NE PART OF THE SW N ATLC LATE MON

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
77W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. 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
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 70W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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
FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE N
GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. N OF 25N W OF 88W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...N OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.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.
.TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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
EARLY SUN. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC LATE SAT THROUGH SUN MORNING. A SECOND LOW PRES
SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL APPROACH THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF
CUBA.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2
LEE OF CUBA.

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