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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 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...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W IS MOVING W AT 20 KT. THE
WAVE WILL REACH TO NEAR 71W WED MORNING...THEN SLOW DOWN BEFORE
REACHING TO NEAR 81W THU AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI. THE WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. ANOTHER
TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N
ATLC ZONE SAT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN
TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN
SOME SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
AND NEAR SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE
OF TROPICAL WAVE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.THU...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N TO 16N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N 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 N
OF 15N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT...AND SHIFTING TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 25N72W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL TRACK NW
INTO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. A
STATIONARY FRONT OVER FAR NW WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 28N. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL WEAKEN
THU THROUGH SAT AS IT SHIFTS TO 30N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W NW TO N 5 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT AND INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N W OF 75W SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA...AND
ALSO S OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF
27N E OF 75W WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT 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 S OF 24N E 15 TO 20 KT...AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 80W 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS
2 TO 4 ...EXCEPT S OF 24N 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION NE 5 TO
10 KT. 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 S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT
AND 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 4
FT. 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 S OF 22N 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. .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...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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