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FZNT25 KNHC 280237
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...LINGERING LARGE SWELLS GENERATED FROM DISTANT
HURRICANE IRENE WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF
IRENE. HIGH PRES WILL THEN SLOWLY RETREAT AS A WEAK FRONTAL
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 BETWEEN 69W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF
77W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N E OF 69W SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF
29N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E
OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. 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 NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUN. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE
FAR N WATERS WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE MON. LOW PRES IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF WED AND THU. ATLC RIDGING
WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE
THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND
1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO
S MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
THU. 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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA.
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. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR 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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