000 FZNT26 KNHC 180905 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU AUG 18 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 79W WILL DEVELOP INTO A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AS IT MOVES TO 16N82W EARLY FRI MORNING AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 38W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT NIGHT...PASS W OF THE LESSER ANTILLES SUN AND APPROACH 70W MON. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 67W. .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 70W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 68W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 68W. .SUN...N OF 15N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .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 RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGH MON BUT GRADUALLY WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 29N W OF 72W FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF 70W SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 70W. .MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 70W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 76W. $$