000 FZNT25 KNHC 181500 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 18 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 RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN SAT THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 77W. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMIAN CHAIN. .SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT E OF WAVE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT E OF WAVE AXIS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH MON. A WEAKENING LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL PASS INLAND S OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY NEXT WEEK. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION SAT. .SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 15N79W WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. THE LOW WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TO NEAR 16N83W SUNRISE FRI...NEAR 16.5N85W FRI EVENING...NEAR 17N87W SUNRISE SAT...AND INLAND NEAR 17N88W SAT EVENING. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL W REACHING ALONG 55W SAT...AND ENTER THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN TO NEAR 67W MON. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 19N E OF 83W. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SAT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF LOW N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$