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FZNT26 KNHC 011531
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010

...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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE
FAR W CARIB THROUGH MON EVENING AND INTERACT WITH AN UPPER
TROUGH TO MAINTAIN VERY ACTIVE WEATHER. A SECOND WEAK TROPICAL
WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL ENTER THE E
CARIBBEAN EARLY TONIGHT REACHING ALONG 63W MON MORNING...69W
TUE MORNING...75W WED MORNING...AND THEN ALONG 80W THU
MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE AND ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
ACROSS THE E ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
WED AFTERNOON AND REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES THU MORNING. THERE
IS MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
LOW PRESSURE AREA AS IT APPROACHES THE CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTIONS.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING . SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NW PORTIONS. S
OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BEHIND
TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
MAINLY BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED AND THU...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT NE OF LOW CENTER. S OF 14N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 13N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC W-SW TO N CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND ALLOW A WEAK FRONTAL
TROUGH TO STALL ACROSS THE NW WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT
SLIGHTLY N TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU PUSHING THE TROUGH NW OF THE
AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA...WITH
POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT TO POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL
REACH THE NE CARIBBEAN THU MORNING AND APPROACH SE PORTIONS THU
NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5
FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF
75W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR POSSIBLE LOW CENTER THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 10 TO 15
FT NEAR POSSIBLE LOW CENTER LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING W
ACROSS THE SE WATERS.

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