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FZNT26 KNHC 120248
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 IN THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL REACH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATE
TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATING W OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A
LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL ENTER THE
TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT...AND SHOULD MOVE NW OF THE AREA BY

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N. 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. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH 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 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 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
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
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N E OF 60W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 18N E OF 60W
SAT NIGHT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES SYSTEM.
.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 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E
TO SE 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. .TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 60W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT N WINDS W OF 58W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH 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 LOW PRES
SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL ENTER THE SE
PORTION LATE MON AND SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE SW N ATLC BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 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 EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 73W.
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT W OF 74W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W 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 S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH LATE.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 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.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 68W LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 74W. S OF
27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.

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