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FZNT26 KNHC 172134
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...A WELL DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING W THROUGH
76/77W. THE WAVE WILL SLOW ITS FORWARD MOTION AS A LOW PRES
SYSTEM DEVELOPS ALONG IT NEAR 15N79W 1009 MB ON THU. THE LOW
WILL REACH 15N83W AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE BY EARLY
FRI...AND BE ALONG THE N COAST OF HONDURAS NEAR 16N87W BY EARLY
SAT. MEANWHILE A SECOND LOW PRES AREA MOVING THROUGH THE ATLC
WILL REACH 16N60W NEAR GUADELOUPE BY EARLY SAT...THEN MOVE INTO
THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN INTO MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 15N W OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF 70W.
.MON...N OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N.
.SAT...N OF 15N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 15N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N.
.SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W.
.MON...N OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W WILL
WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 30N
TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL REMAIN THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
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
.TONIGHT... N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 22N E OF 70W.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE S
OF 25N SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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