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FZNT25 KNHC 160239
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 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 24N71W TO SE
BAHAMAS 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 30N E OF 73W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NW OF LINE 27N70W TO 24N76W TO 23N80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
LINE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS AHEAD OF
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH...AND NW OF LINE FROM
31N70W TO S FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W
AND 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT
BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF
78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PART.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W 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 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS OVER W PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY THROUGH THU...THEN TRANSITION INTO A RIDGE ALONG 28N
BY FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG THE NE GULF COAST WILL SAG
SOUTHWARD THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...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
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
24N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH 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.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING ALONG 61W FROM 12N TO 19N
IS MOVING W AT AROUND 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN LATE WED INTO THU...THEN SLOW DOWN AS IT ENTERS THE
WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA DURING THE WEEKEND. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE
NEAR THE TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH WAVE. TRADES HAVE DIMINISHED
SOME OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN BEHIND
THE TROPICAL WAVE WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 20N E TO SE 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 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 84W.
.WED THROUGH 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.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 85W 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.

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