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FZNT26 KNHC 202131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

...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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE FROM GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO
NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. ANOTHER
TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 73W MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE
TO NEAR 76W BY LATE TONIGHT...TO 80W BY EARLY WED EVENING...TO
GULF OF HONDURAS AND NW CARIBBEAN BY THU AFTERNOON...AND
INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WELL E
OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
THU NIGHT ...THEN MOVE ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH FRI...AND
INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SEA SAT AND SUN BRINGING ACTIVE WEATHER
WITH GUSTY WINDS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W 68W
NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N...AND S OF 15N E OF 66W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE HALF.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8
FT. W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 2O KT EXCEPT W OF 69W INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 69W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
TROPICAL WAVE.
.SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR NW. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 59W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ELSEWHERE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 62W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...N OF 18N W OF 62W 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
PORTION. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE FRI.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 61W 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
11N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM EASTERN
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NE TO 22N67W IS FORECAST TO MOVE W TO NW AND
APPROACH THE SE BAHAMAS WED...THEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
BAHAMAS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT REACHING THE VICINITY OF S
FLORIDA ON FRI. LOW PRES MAY POSSIBLY FORM ALONG THE WAVE
THROUGH FRI. MEANWHILE...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 31N THROUGH
SUN AND INTERACT WITH THE WAVE THROUGH FRI MAINTAINING A RATHER
TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 3 TO 4 FT
IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF 25N E OF 74W.
S OF 28N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S
OF 25N E OF CENTRAL BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 74W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT W OF 72W DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 74W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 28N
...BECOMING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
...EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 76W 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ANDS TSTMS W PART.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W
...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN SUBSIDING SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 68W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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