000 FZNT25 KNHC 151450 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 JUST OFFSHORE THE U.S. SE COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD ALONG 28N THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH FROM 24N69W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL TRACK WNW ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN REACH THE NW BAHAMAS WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 74W SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W OF 74W 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH...AND NW OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA. .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 TO 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 E 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 OVER FAR NW PORTION 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 OVER W PORTION. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A 1014 MB HIGH IS CENTERED NEAR 27N93W WITH A RIDGE NW TO TO NE TEXAS. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY THU...THEN REFORM AS A RIDGE ALONG 28N INTO FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE THE NE GULF WILL SLOWLY MOVE S THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN STALL THROUGH WED WHILE DISSIPATING. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY... THEN DIMINISHING TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 26N TO 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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 EXTENDING FROM 16N58W TO 10N56W IS MOVING W AT 17 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT... THEN SLOW DOWN AS IT ENTERS THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER TONIGHT INTO TUE. IT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN DURING TUE...AND REACH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SEA WED BEFORE IT TURNS MORE TO THE WNW AS IT PASSES THROUGH WESTERN CARIBBEAN THRU AND FRI. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S AND STRENGTHEN SOME ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE WAVE WED THROUGH FRI. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 84W. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$