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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND TONIGHT
ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH SOME OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.
A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM 16N58W TO 10N56W IS MOVING W AT
17 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL
N ATLC AND ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...
THEN SLOW DOWN AS IT ENTERS THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER
TONIGHT INTO TUE. IT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN DURING TUE...AND REACH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF
SEA WED BEFORE IT TURNS MORE TO THE WNW AS IT PASSES THROUGH
WESTERN CARIBBEAN THRU AND FRI. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD S AND STRENGTHEN SOME ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N
ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE WAVE WED THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT N OF 14N E OF 65W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE SHARPLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 63W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS E OF 65W.
.WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF
TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 67W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N W OF 70W 20 TO 25
KT EARLY THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 15N W OF 70W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W.
.FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT ...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS FROM 12N TO 18N...SHIFTING TO W OF
58W TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF
58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 18N.
.WED...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
17N. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO
14N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE THE U.S. SE COAST
WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT THEN BECOME
STATIONARY AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL
THEN BUILD ALONG 28N THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH FROM 24N69W TO
EASTERN CUBA WILL TRACK WNW ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN REACH THE NW BAHAMAS WED BEFORE
DISSIPATING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 74W SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W S TO SW
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W OF 74W 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH...AND NW
OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND
SHIFTING TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TUE NIGHT...AND DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W...AND 1 TO 3
FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT AND NEAR
TROUGH. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION NE 10 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S
OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT E OF 76W
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR
TROUGH. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...HIGHEST S OF 23N AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT
E OF 76W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW HALF.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO
S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER W PORTION.


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