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FZNT26 KNHC 090931
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011

...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 ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN HAS BECOME
DIFFUSE AND ILL DEFINED. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA
ALONG 24-25N WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE
ALLOWING FOR FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN.
NEXT TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE LESSER
ANTILLES TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN WED...AND
CROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT FAR SE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROPICAL WAVE E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W AND ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. FROM 14N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4
TO 5 FT. FROM 12N TO 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 12N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 17N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 13N TO 17N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 24N65W WITH RIDGE W ALONG
25N WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SINK SE INTO NW
PORTIONS TONIGHT AND STALL WED NIGHT FROM 31N75W TO NW BAHAMAS
THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. N OF 28N W
OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF
25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 76W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF
HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 25N W OF 70W. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W
OF 75W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO
27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

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