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FZNT25 KNHC 301508
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 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 ALONG 27N WILL 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 NW PART.
.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 TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL GULF NEAR S
OF 23N ALONG 92W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5
TO 10 KT SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 3 TO
5 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 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 N OF 25N.
.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. TROPICAL
STORM KATIA IN THE FAR E ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A
HURRICANE BY LATE WED...APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
FRI...THEN INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THOSE WATERS SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 W OF 80W.
.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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