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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 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...A RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL LIFT N
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND RETREAT EASTWARD WED AND THU
AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE N WATERS. THE TROUGH
WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD REACHING THE EASTERN PORTION BY LATE
SAT. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA THU
THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF
79W BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 3 FT. 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 W OF 73W 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
W OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 72W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT 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 FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT W OF 73W 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS 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 IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
25N88W TO 25N94W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL GULF NEAR
23N88W TO ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH
SAT WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG IT IN THE W GULF.
MEANWHILE...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W JUST N OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W SW WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 27N W OF
87W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT ...AND
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS SE OF LINE FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. RECENTLY
UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM KATIA IN THE FAR E ATLC IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BY LATE WED...APPROACH THE TROPICAL
N ATLC BY FRI...THEN TRACK NW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THOSE WATERS SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
18N W OF 83W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N
W OF 83W 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 18N E OF 83W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF
18N E OF 83W 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA. .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 N OF
18N E OF 83W 2 TO 3 FT.


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