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FZNT26 KNHC 100934
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED AUG 10 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 24-25N
WILL SHIFT E-SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU ALLOWING FOR FRESH
TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN. TROPICAL WAVE
ACROSS E CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W WILL MOVE W-NW TODAY...REACH 72W
THU MORNING AND 78W FRI MORNING...WITH ACTIVE WEATHER SHIFTING
NW WITH WAVE ACROSS GREATER ANTILLES LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THU. FRESH TRADES TO RETURN TO CENTRAL CARIB LATE FRI
AND SAT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. E ATLC TROPICAL WAVE TO REACH
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT TONIGHT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N
OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS BEHIND
WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT FAR SE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E CENTRAL PORTIONS SHIFTING
W-NW THROUGH TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO
SE WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND E
SWELL. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS FROM 14N TO 18N EARLY.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. .SAT AND SUN... N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 24N64W WITH RIDGE W ALONG
24-25N WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY ESE
AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SINK SE INTO
NW PORTIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE SE...THEN STALL
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI FROM 31N75W TO EXTREME NW BAHAMAS
BEFORE LIFTING OUT TO NE SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE TO REBUILD
INTO AREA FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING SW WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF
77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N
E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
24N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
22N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT LOCALLY 6 FT OFF N COAST OF
HISPANIOLA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 74W
SHIFTING NE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N
E OF 74W LATE TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 77W
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W W TO
NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 77W AND
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 77W AND 1 TO
2 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E
OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PART.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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