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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 17 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 VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W IS MOVING W AT
19 KT. THE WAVE WILL SLOW ITS FORWARD MOTION AS LOW PRES SYSTEM
DEVELOPS ALONG IT NEAR 15N79W 1009 MB ON THU. THE WAVE WILL
REACH TO 83W BY FRI MORNING WITH THE LOW AT 15N83W 1008
MB...THEN BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATER ON
FRI...REACHING TO NEAR 16N87W 1006 MB BY SAT MORNING AND
INLAND LATER ON SAT. THE LOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE PERIOD. ANOTHER
TROPICAL WAVE WITH A POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED LOW IS EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT...AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 73W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W...AND N OF
16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
16N E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 72W...MOVING W OF AREA EARLY
TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 69W AND N OF 15N E OF 69W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 69W...AND 3 TO
5 FT E OF 69W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...N OF 15N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN
120 NM OF TROPICAL WAVE AND LOW INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND
SHIFTING TO SE OVER FAR E PORTION LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT. E OF 70W S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
WAVE AND LOW BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 65W
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN
65W AND 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS NE
PORTION NEAR TROPICAL WAVE AND LOW.

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 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 10N AND 16N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 16N...AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 16N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 10N TO 16N W OF
56W. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N
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...EXCEPT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE SHIFTING TO SE. 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...EXCEPT BEHIND WAVE AND LOW SHIFTING TO SE TO S. SEAS
BUILDING TO 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 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE AND
LOW.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER FAR NW WATERS WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH THU. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 30N TONIGHT
WHERE IT WILL REMAIN THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE MAY MOVE
INTO THE FAR SE WATERS ON SUN WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES OVER
OR NEAR THE NE CARIBBEAN SEA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 67W 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N W
OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO
28N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO
20 KT AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT... EXCEPT S OF 22N 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N W OF 77W SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 71W.
.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...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 68W
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS
...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 68W BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.


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