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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 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 TROUGH FROM 25N72W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL TRACK NW
INTO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. A
STATIONARY FRONT OVER FAR NW WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 28N. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL WEAKEN
THU THROUGH SAT AS IT SHIFTS TO 30N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W NW TO N 5 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT AND INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N W OF 75W SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA...AND
ALSO S OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF
27N E OF 75W WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT 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 S OF 24N E 15 TO 20 KT...AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 80W 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS
2 TO 4 ...EXCEPT S OF 24N 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION NE 5 TO
10 KT. 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 S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT
AND 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 4
FT. 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 S OF 22N 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. .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...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1015 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 27N92W WITH A
RIDGE NE TO NE TEXAS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH WED...THEN
REDEVELOP AS A RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH
SAT. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF E
OF 92W WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS
1 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO
N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 24N 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT..EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN
PENINSULA INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION SAT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...
SHIFTING TO NW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N
WINDS BECOMING SE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W IS MOVING W AT 20 KT. THE
WAVE WILL REACH TO NEAR 71W WED MORNING...THEN SLOW DOWN BEFORE
REACHING TO NEAR 81W THU AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. THE WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. ANOTHER
TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N
ATLC ZONE SAT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN
TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN
SOME SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 80W.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO E TO
SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N
E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WED NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
MOVING FROM E TO W NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
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 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.


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