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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 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...LINGERING LARGE SWELLS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE
PORTIONS LEFT BEHIND FROM HURRICANE IRENE WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. LOW PRES NEAR 30N65W 1010 MB IS
MOVING NW AT 08 KT. THE LOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF
INTENSIFYING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE TODAY BEFORE IT EXITS THE
AREA TODAY. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT...LIFT N AND EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO
THE NW BAHAMAS BY TUE...AND BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD LATE TUE
THROUGH THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION MON
NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVES E WHILE WEAKENING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN AFTERNOON AND TO 5 TO 7
FT TONIGHT. N OF 29N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL... EXCEPT E OF 67W 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N W
OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N
E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO
SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM SW
QUADRANT OF LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SW WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN E TO SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 73W 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT 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 WEAKENING FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF WEAKENING FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 73W 1 TO 3
FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 28N90W WILL SLOWLY
MOVE SE...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON
NIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF WED AND
THU AS AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN
GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. 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...SHIFTING TO 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE
FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N SHIFTING TO SE TO S. 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 S OF 25N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N..


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
THE NE.

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...EXCEPT W OF 80W BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT 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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