000 FZNT26 KNHC 180936 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 ALONG 70W WILL REACH TO NEAR 78W MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN AND GULF OF HONDURAS TUE AND TUE NIGHT AND W OF AREA WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 54W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TONIGHT...AND REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES EARLY TUE...TO NEAR 77W BY LATE WED...TO NEAR 81W LATE THU...THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 71W...AND NW PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST S OF 15N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BRET NEAR 27.1N 77.7W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING E OR 90 DEG AT 03 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. BRET IS FORECAST TO TURN N THIS AFTERNOON TO 27.6N 77.7W WHILE SLOWLY INTENSIFYING THEN REACH TO 28.6N 77.2W LATE TONIGHT. BRET IS FORECAST TO TURN NE TO 29.7N 76.5W TUE AFTERNOON...TO 30.7N 75.4W LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32.5N 71.5W BY LATE WED NIGHT. BRET WILL CONTINUE TO PULL NE AND AWAY FROM THE AREA THU AND FRI. A RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 26N WED AND TO 28N THU AND FRI IN THE WAKE OF BRET. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM E TO W ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 20 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT... INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRLCES OF BRET WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 76W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 70W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF BRET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 27N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT...INCREASING TO 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE TUE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF BRET WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 77W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT... DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT EARLY... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E PART. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 60W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 76W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 76W 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ 000 FZNT26 KNHC 180936 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 ALONG 70W WILL REACH TO NEAR 78W MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN AND GULF OF HONDURAS TUE AND TUE NIGHT AND W OF AREA WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 54W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TONIGHT...AND REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES EARLY TUE...TO NEAR 77W BY LATE WED...TO NEAR 81W LATE THU...THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 71W...AND NW PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST S OF 15N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BRET NEAR 27.1N 77.7W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING E OR 90 DEG AT 03 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. BRET IS FORECAST TO TURN N THIS AFTERNOON TO 27.6N 77.7W WHILE SLOWLY INTENSIFYING THEN REACH TO 28.6N 77.2W LATE TONIGHT. BRET IS FORECAST TO TURN NE TO 29.7N 76.5W TUE AFTERNOON...TO 30.7N 75.4W LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32.5N 71.5W BY LATE WED NIGHT. BRET WILL CONTINUE TO PULL NE AND AWAY FROM THE AREA THU AND FRI. A RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 26N WED AND TO 28N THU AND FRI IN THE WAKE OF BRET. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM E TO W ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 20 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT... INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRLCES OF BRET WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 76W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 70W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF BRET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 27N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT...INCREASING TO 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE TUE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF BRET WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 77W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT... DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT EARLY... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E PART. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 60W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 76W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 76W 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$