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FZNT26 KNHC 030316
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 63W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE...REACH 80W BY THU MORNING AND THE FAR W
CARIBBEAN FRI. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR LOCATED NEAR 13.6N
45.1W AT 0300 UTC AND MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 20 KT IS
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY MORNING AND MOVE
TO NEAR 17.7N 56.4W WED MORNING...19.6N 59.9W WED
EVENING...AND 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 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
E TO SE WINDS BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. 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 16N 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 58W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 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 AND SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND TROPICAL STORM FOUR.
HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 12 FT
OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
16 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 13N WED AND WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 14N. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 62W S TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS

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 13.6N 45.1W AT 0300 UTC AND MOVING W NW OR
285 DEG AT 20 KT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM
BY MORNING AND REACH SW WATERS THU WITH A POSITION NEAR 23.5N
65.5W THU EVENING. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL HEAD N NW TO 27.0N
68.5W FRI NIGHT AND TO 31.0N 69.5W SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 71W THU
THROUGH SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE 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 3 TO 5 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 7 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF
FRONTAL TROUGH. .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. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. 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 16 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS
SPREADING W ACROSS THE SE WATERS.
.FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF
71W. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND 20 TO 30 KT SAT E OF 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT W OF 74W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 74W BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT E OF 74W FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT E OF 74W FRI. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FOUR.

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