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FZNT25 KNHC 291456
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON AUG 29 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...A RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ALONG 26N 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND REGION SW TO 27N88W...AND NW TO SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
WILL 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 PREVAIL JUST N OF THE
AREA THROUGH WED. THE RIDGE WILL THEN 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
APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N.
.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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