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FZNT25 KNHC 292043
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT EASTWARD WED AND THU AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE N WATERS. THE FRONT WILL VERY
SLOWLY SHIFT E FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD WITH A WEAK
PRES PATTERN IN PLACE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT W OF 77W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W AND N OF 26N E OF 72W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF 76W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT AND S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO
SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
27N88W TO SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN
PART OF THE SW GULF TONIGHT WILL DRIFT WNW TOWARD THE NW GULF
SAT WHILE AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA.
THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 21 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS. 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.
.SAT...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 87W.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...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 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. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TWELVE IN THE FAR E ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY
INTO A HURRICANE BY LATE WED...AND APPROACH THE TROPICAL N
ATLC BY FRI THEN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT E OF 83W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N E
OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 85W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT LEE OF CUBA.

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