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FZNT26 KNHC 091509
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA ALONG WILL SHIFT
SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR FRESH TRADES IN THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W WILL CROSS
THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN WED
AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 RIDGE ALONG 24N/25N WILL SHIFT SE AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THU. WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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