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FZNT26 KNHC 012132
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE FAR W CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON EVENING. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE
57W WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN EARLY TONIGHT...ALONG 63W MON
MORNING...69W TUE MORNING...75W WED MORNING...80W THU MORNING
AND 85W FRI MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE AND AN ELONGATED
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE E ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL
N ATLC ZONE WED...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND EXIT
THE NW PORTION OF THAT ZONE BY FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 70W N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 70W S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W TONIGHT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S
OF 15N E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART EARLY.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N.
.FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 15N.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NW PART. S OF
13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE 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 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N 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...WITH
WINDS SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND LOW PRES. 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 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
N OF 10N THU. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N.
.FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART EARLY.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC W-SW TO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND ALLOW
THE FRONTAL TROUGH N OF THE BAHAMAS TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT INTO
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 WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS BY
FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT N OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 74W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 76W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND
76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF
24N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...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.
.FRI...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW
PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND LOW
PRES. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING TO
7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT S OF 29N E OF 72W LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING W
ACROSS SE WATERS.

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