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FZNT26 KNHC 181448
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 18 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 STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN FROM
EASTERN CUBA S TO N CENTRAL COLOMBIA WILL CROSS 80W LATE
TONIGHT REACHING 85W THU AND THEN EXITING THE W CARIBBEAN LATE
FRI MORNING. A LOW LEVEL WIND SURGE AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WAVE ACROSS THE THE N
HALF OF THE BASIN. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT AND ACROSS THE E
CARIBBEAN FRI AND FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY
OVER THE E ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 72W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W.
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU
AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. E OF 68W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT AND BECOMING E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. S OF 15N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N
FRI THEN WILL MOVE BACK N TO ALONG 29N LATE SAT THROUGH SUN.
THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN WEAK OVER THE NW PORTION AS A SERIES OF
TROUGHS AND COLD FRONTS ATTEMPT TO BREACH THE AREA S OF 31N.
MEANWHILE A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE S OF THE BAHAMAS THIS
AFTERNOON THEN W OF THE AREA THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY
EARLY THU. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SQUALLS WILL OCCUR
ALONG AND BEHIND OF THE TROPICAL WAVE THROUGH TONIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTION TONIGHT
THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE E OF 75W THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE JUST AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT THU THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU AND THU
NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W THROUGHOUT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 24N THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT SOUTHERN PORTION... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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