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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT MON AUG 29 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 SWELLS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION E OF 77W
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM 27N65W TO
THE NW BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND RETREAT
EASTWARD WED AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS INTO THE NW
PORTION. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS WED THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 2 TO 4 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 21N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 72W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 72W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION
EXTENDS SW TO 27N88W...AND NW TO SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. THE
FRONT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE SW GULF
TONIGHT AND TRACK WNW TOWARDS MEXICO THROUGH WED WHILE AN ATLC
RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN
FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
15 TO 20 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 87W LATE THU
AND TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 4 TO 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
PART WED.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO
S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD JUST N OF
THE AREA THROUGH WED INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E
CARIBBEAN. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE THU AND FRI
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. NEWLY FORMED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BY LATE WED...AND
TRACK TO WITHIN 180 NM NE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W TUE
NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...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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