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FZNT25 KNHC 272120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 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...HURRICANE IRENE WELL N OF THE AREA NEAR 36.2N 76.0W
PULL FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH SUN. LARGE SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE WELL AWAY FROM IRENE AND WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF IRENE MON THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL
THEN RETREAT AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION MON
NIGHT SLOWLY SHIFTING E AND EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SW
AND NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W
OF 78W THROUGHOUT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT W OF 77W THROUGHOUT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 76W. N OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE
AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
NW 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W
S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR TROUGH. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH NW WINDS ACROSS THE E GULF OF MEXICO WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT AND SUN. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES
PATTERN IS IN PLACE. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE FAR NORTHERN
WATERS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE MON. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF WED AND THU. ATLC RIDGE BUILDING
WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N VARIABLE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN E
SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W TO
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N AND E TO SE 10 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N W TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. A
RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA MON THROUGH WED
INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN...THEN
TRADES WILL WEAKEN THU AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO RETREAT BACK TO

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N W OF
80W LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W
LATE TUE. .THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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