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FZNT26 KNHC 170315
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 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 ALONG 69W WILL REACH THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT/EARLY THU MORNING WHERE ITS WESTWARD
PROGRESS WILL SLOW. THE WAVE IS THEN EXPECTED 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...THEN INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT...SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND THE WAVE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 65W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL 25N72W DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. A STATIONARY FRONT OVER FAR
NW WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
LIES ALONG 27N...AND WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 30 N WED WHERE IT
WILL PREVAIL THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 30N
BETWEEN 67W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
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 WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

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