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FZNT25 KNHC 170316
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 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 TROUGH FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL 25N72W DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. A STATIONARY FRONT OVER FAR
NW WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
LIES ALONG 27N...AND WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 30 N WED WHERE IT
WILL PREVAIL THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 67W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
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 WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FAR N
WATERS. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NE GULF WILL LIFT
BACK N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT INTO THE SW GULF SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
FAR S PORTION SAT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 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
SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL REACH THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT/EARLY THU MORNING WHERE ITS WESTWARD
PROGRESS WILL SLOW. THE WAVE IS THEN EXPECTED 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...THEN INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 17N E OF 82W.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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