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FZNT26 KNHC 152102
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT MON AUG 15 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...A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING ALONG 59W FROM 12N TO 18N
IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ACROSS THE WINDWARD
ISLANDS THROUGH 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...REACH THE
CENTRAL PORTION OF THE BASIN WED INTO THU...AND THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN FRI INTO SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE NEAR THE
TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH WAVE. TRADES HAVE DIMINISHED SOME OVER
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN BEHIND THE
TROPICAL WAVE WED THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...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 4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE 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 LATE
TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 58W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE
TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...NE TO 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
BETWEEN 10N AND 18N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...FROM 11N TO 20 KT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.

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 24N71W TO SE
BAHAMAS 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NW OF LINE 27N70W TO 24N76W TO 23N80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
LINE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS AHEAD OF
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH...AND NW OF LINE FROM
31N70W TO S FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W
AND 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...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 AND WED NIGHT...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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT
BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF
78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PART.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W 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 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS OVER W PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

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