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FZNT25 KNHC 150239
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 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...A WEAK HIGH CENTER NEAR 27N70W WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM GERT MOVES JUST TO THE E OF THE FAR
NE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC. A TROUGH OVER THE SE PORTION OF
THE AREA WILL TRACK WESTWARD REACHING THE SE BAHAMAS
TONIGHT...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SE AND
CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE BEFORE REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AND
FLORIDA WED AND INTO THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM SHOULD PASS JUST
TO THE NE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL
CYCLONE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT
AND DISSIPATE WED. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 29N WED THROUGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF LINE FROM 27N65W TO 25N76W TO 24N80W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT E OF 67W. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SE OF LINE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF LINE 27N65W TO 24N75W TO 23N80W S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF LINE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SE OF LINE E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND
NW PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W
AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR TROUGH.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NE 10
KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT
E OF 76W 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT
AND NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST S OF
23N AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT E OF 76W 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH
MOST OF THE WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF
ON MON THEN STALL THROUGH WED WHILE WEAKENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR
TRADES TO DIMINISH SOME OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE CARIBBEAN.
A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 51W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON...AND ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE
AND WED. IT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE WED INTO THU
AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.

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