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FZNT26 KNHC 110858
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU AUG 11 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...TRADES WILL WEAKEN SUN AND MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES N
OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS N. A TROPICAL WAVE FROM THE MONA
PASSAGE TO NE COLOMBIA WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN AND ACROSS HISPANIOLA TODAY AND TONIGHT...REACHING
THE NW CARIBBEAN AND MOVING ACROSS JAMAICA AND EASTERN CUBA
FRI AND SAT...THEN WESTERN CUBA SUN MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO LATE SUN AND MON. A
STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE AND AN ATTENDANT AREA OF LOW PRES WILL
ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT MOVING NW OF THE AREA MON.
THIS LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N SHIFTING TO E BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 15N TONIGHT. E OF 68W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WAVE BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT LATE SUN. N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE SUN. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE 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 NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE WINDS S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT N OF 18N E OF 60W LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 18N E OF 60W LATE SAT. S OF 16N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BEHIND
LOW AND WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND LOW AND
WAVE. FROM 16N TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N.
.MON...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10
FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART EARLY.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGHS WILL LINGER IN THE NW PORTION THROUGH
SAT. A RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL LIFT TO 28N BY MON AS A TROUGH
ENTERS THE SE PORTION LATE SAT THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE AND
AN ATTENDANT AREA OF LOW PRES WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION MON.
THIS LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N
TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 73W AND SE
PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF 74W. .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 S TO SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE AND SHIFTING
TO E TO SE BEHIND WAVE AND LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT E OF 68W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION
BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE.

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