000 FZNT26 KNHC 130239 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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 IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES W OF THE AREA BY EARLY SUN. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN MORNING. A SECOND LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...SHOULD APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON INTO TUE...AND MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. .TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NE PART LATE. .WED...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20 E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 58W LATE SHIFTING SE TO S ON THE E SIDE OF LOW PRES. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES SYSTEM. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES SYSTEM EARLY. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 12N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 13N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. .WED...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROUGHING WILL LINGER IN THE NW PORTION THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES NEAR 27N67W WITH RIDGE TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT N THROUGH MON AS A TROUGH ENTERS THE SE PORTION LATE SAT AND DISSIPATES TUE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS. A LOW PRES SYSTEM... POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...SHOULD APPROACH 65W MON AND MOVE ACROSS THE NE PART OF THE SW N ATLC MON SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 77W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. 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 ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$