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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 17 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 STATIONARY FRONT OVER FAR NW WATERS WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH THU. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 30N TONIGHT
WHERE IT WILL REMAIN THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE MAY MOVE
INTO THE FAR SE WATERS ON SUN WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES OVER
OR NEAR THE NE CARIBBEAN SEA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 67W 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N W
OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO
28N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO
20 KT AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT... EXCEPT S OF 22N 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N W OF 77W SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 71W.
.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
24N 15 TO 20 KT. 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 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 68W
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS
...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 68W BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NE GULF WILL
LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH THU. A TROUGH WILL TRACK FROM
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN S OF 25N THROUGH THU
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WILL TRACK THROUGH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND
WEAKEN. THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SYSTEM WILL PASS INTO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES OF 1017 MB NEAR 27N93W WILL
DEVELOP AS A RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH
SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND TROUGH SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 26N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR
S PORTION SAT.
.SUN...N OF 25N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. S OF
VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.THU 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 VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W IS MOVING W AT
19 KT. THE WAVE WILL SLOW ITS FORWARD MOTION AS LOW PRES SYSTEM
DEVELOPS ALONG IT NEAR 15N79W 1009 MB ON THU. THE WAVE WILL
REACH TO 83W BY FRI MORNING WITH THE LOW AT 15N83W 1008
MB...THEN BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATER ON
FRI...REACHING TO NEAR 16N87W 1006 MB BY SAT MORNING AND
INLAND LATER ON SAT. THE LOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE PERIOD. ANOTHER
TROPICAL WAVE WITH A POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED LOW IS EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT...AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT AND SHIFTING TO SE FAR E PART TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND WAVE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WITHIN 75 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W S OF 18N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND LOW SHIFTING E TO SE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
AND TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 80W NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND LOW SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO
SE BEHIND LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
LOW. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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