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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 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 RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. LOW PRES IS DEVELOPING ALONG
A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 14N53W. THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS A POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND INTO THE ATLC WATERS OFF THE N COAST OF
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY MON NIGHT. THE DEEPENING LOW WILL MOVE
PASSED THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE TUE...THEN NW ALONG THE NE
COAST OF CUBA THROUGH LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E
OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 24N E OF 70W.
.MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 22N E OF
70W. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF
22N. .WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF
22N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS
THROUGH WED. A TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE SAT THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
CORRECTED HARVEY POSITION
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HARVEY IS CENTERED NEAR 16.4N 86.5W
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. HARVEY IS
FORECAST TO BE NEAR 16.5N 87.7W EARLY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE
ONSHORE OVER SOUTHERN BELIZE THIS EVENING. 1007 MB LOW PRES IS
DEVELOPING ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 14N53W. THE LOW WILL
REACH NEAR 15N58W BY EARLY SAT AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY AS A
TROPICAL CYCLONE...THEN MOVE TO 16N60W SAT NIGHT...NEAR 17N63W
SUN AFTERNOON...NEAR PUERTO RICO SUN NIGHT...THEN ACROSS
EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 85W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...OVER WATER WITHIN 55 NM N AND 40 NM S
SEMICIRCLE AND OF HARVEY WINDS 60 KT GUST 75 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF HARVEY WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF
HARVEY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 17N E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 17N E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART.


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