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FZNT26 KNHC 170933
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 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...TROPICAL WAVE HAS MOVED INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL
AMERICA AND WAS EXITING THE FAR W CARIBBEAN. A SECOND TROPICAL
WAVE WAS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM E HISPANIOLA TO THE
A-B-C ISLANDS MOVING W AT 18 KT...WITH A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE
FOLLOWING DIRECTLY BEHIND IT ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE NE
CARIBBEAN. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS HISPANIOLA
AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY...REACH 80W WED EVENING AND
EXIT THE W CARIB THU EVENING. THIS TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS...AND SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND TSTMS. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU EVENING AND ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E OF TROPICAL WAVE
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 67W
TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND THE TROPICAL WAVE...AND INCREASING TO
20 KT W OF 66W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT OFF
COAST OF COLOMBIA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS
AND TSTMS E OF 70W THIS MORNING AND SHIFTING W OF 66W THIS
EVENING. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W WINDS
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL . FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU
BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI
MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N WINDS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH MEANDERING ACROSS N
PORTIONS N OF 29N WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS N THROUGH TONIGHT. A
WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD SW INTO THE AREA TO THE NW
BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT AS A
FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES JUST N OF THE AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS
THE E CARIBBEAN WILL ENTER FAR SE PORTIONS THIS MORNING AND
MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES AND SOUTHERN WATERS...
REACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED EVENING. INCREASING WINDS
AND SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS TROPICAL WAVE...ALONG WITH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
FT IN FADING NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN FADING NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. WIND
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS
SPREADING W-NW THROUGH TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 26N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N SW TO W
WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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