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FZNT26 KNHC 170922
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED AUG 17 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...THE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W WILL SLOW AS A LOW PRES
SYSTEM DEVELOPS ALONG IT THU. THE LOW WILL LIE NEAR 16N82W BY
THU NIGHT AND TRACK INTO THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT...
POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND WEAKEN. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT...THEN MOVE INTO
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.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...N OF 15N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF TROPICAL WAVE AND SHIFTING SE BEHIND
WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 10N AND 20N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL
WAVE. .SUN...N OF 16N W OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 16N E OF
59W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM ANDROS ISLAND TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
TRACK THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY. A STATIONARY FRONT
OVER FAR NW WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE ALONG
27N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 30N TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH FAR SE WATERS SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 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 W OF 70W.
.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
24N 15 TO 20 KT. 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 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
24N E OF 68W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT E
OF BAHAMAS INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N E OF 68W LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.

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