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FZNT25 KNHC 150911
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON AUG 15 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 COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT
AND DISSIPATE WED. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 27N
BEGINNING TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM GERT...CURRENTLY JUST E OF
THE NE PORTION...TRACKS NORTHWARD. THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG
29N WED THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH FROM 24N68W TO 20N71W WILL TRACK
W NW REACHING THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WED BEFORE DISSIPATING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF LINE 27N65W TO 24N75W TO 23N80W S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN
68W AND 75W LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF LINE
W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
LINE E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N BETWEEN 180 NM AND 300 NM OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND NW
PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND
SHIFTING S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TUE NIGHT AND DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W AND 1 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 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT S OF 24N. 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 NW HALF.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N AS WELL AS 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
TODAY THEN STALL THROUGH WED WHILE DISSIPATING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TODAY AND TONIGHT
ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH SOME OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A
TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 53W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY...ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE...THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED...AND SLOW SLIGHTLY AS IT TURNS W NW IN
THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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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