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FZNT26 KNHC 022203
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT MON AUG 02 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 86W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR
W CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE EXTREME E
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE...REACH
80W BY THU MORNING AND THE FAR W CARIBBEAN FRI MORNING.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR LOCATED NEAR 13.0N 42.5W AT 2100 UTC
AND MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 14 KT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT AND CONTINUE W NW...REACHING NEAR
18.5N 57.8W WED AFTERNOON THEN TURN MORE NW AND PASS N OF THE
ISLANDS OF THE NE CARIBBEAN THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 66W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 66W.
.THU...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH E SWELL
THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS NEAR 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL
THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES.
.SAT...S OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
TO E WINDS W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 66W AND 2 TO 4 FT E

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N WED THROUGH
THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 57W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO
E WINDS N OF 12N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 75 NM OF TROPICAL
STORM FOUR. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15
FT. WINDS SHIFTING SE TO S OVER WATERS E OF TROPICAL STORM
FOUR AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM E ON FRI. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FROM E ON FRI. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E ON FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8
FT N OF 13N WED AND WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N
OF 14N. .SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 62W EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S
OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WITH ACTIVE WEATHER FROM 31N71W TO
28N77W WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE
ATLC RIDGE TO ITS S GRADUALLY SHIFTS N. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
FOUR LOCATED NEAR 13.0N 42.5W AT 2100 UTC AND MOVING W NW OR
290 DEG AT 14 KT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM
TONIGHT AND REACH SW WATERS BY THU NIGHT...PASSING NW TO 26.0N
67.5W FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 29.0N 69.5W SAT AFTERNOON AS A
TROPICAL STORM.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N E OF 72W THU
THROUGH SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH
AND S OF 27N W OF 75W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E AND SE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TO THE E OF THE BAHAMAS AND
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 75 NM OF TROPICAL
STORM FOUR E OF 67W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT E OF 70W LATE AND 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS SPREADING W ACROSS THE SE WATERS.
.FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF
72W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT W OF 75W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 75W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FOUR.

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