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FZNT26 KNHC 120917
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 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 DIMINISH SUN AND MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES
N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS N. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 79W
WILL PASS THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BY SUNRISE SUN. A LOW
PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL ENTER THE NE
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN...AND SHOULD MOVE N OF THE
AREA BY LATE MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.SUN...N OF 19N E OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT AND SHIFTING SE TO S ON THE E SIDE OF LOW PRES.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 17N W OF 59W E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 17N TO 19N E OF
59W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES
SYSTEM. .MON...N OF 20N E OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON AND 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. REMAINDER AREA
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N PART EARLY.
.TUE...FROM 13N TO 19N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE S OF 19N. S
OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGHING WILL LINGER IN THE NW PORTION THROUGH
SAT. HIGH PRES NEAR 26N65W WITH RIDGE TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL
WEAKEN AND SHIFT N THROUGH MON AS A TROUGH ENTERS THE SE
PORTION LATE SAT AND DISSIPATES MON. A LOW PRES
SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL APPROACH THE E
CENTRAL PORTION TUE AND MOVE NORTH NORTHWESTWARD AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W EARLY TODAY
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT ENTIRE AREA FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT W OF 75W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 75W. 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 EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PORTION.
.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 NW PORTION.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 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 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BEHIND
TROUGH AND NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF TROUGH. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF
23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N
OF 23N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 29N W OF 73W
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT FROM 23N TO 26N E OF
67W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR LOW PRES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF COLD

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