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FZNT25 KNHC 180335
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT WED AUG 17 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W WILL
WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 30N
TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL REMAIN THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
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
.TONIGHT... N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 22N E OF 70W.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE S
OF 25N SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...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. OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 24N.
.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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WELL DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING W THROUGH
77/78W. THE WAVE WILL SLOW ITS FORWARD MOTION AS A LOW PRES
SYSTEM DEVELOPS ALONG IT NEAR 15N81W 1009 MB ON THU EVENING.
THE LOW WILL REACH 16N83W AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE BY
EARLY FRI...AND BE ALONG THE N COAST OF HONDURAS NEAR 16N87W
BY EARLY SAT. MEANWHILE A SECOND LOW PRES AREA MOVING THROUGH
THE ATLC WILL REACH 16N60W NEAR GUADELOUPE BY EARLY SAT...THEN
MOVE INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN INTO MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 80W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 80W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.SAT...W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N
E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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