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FZNT26 KNHC 181459
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING ALONG A
TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 15N79W WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE FORMATION. THE LOW WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF
HONDURAS TO NEAR 16N83W SUNRISE FRI...NEAR 16.5N85W FRI
EVENING...NEAR 17N87W SUNRISE SAT...AND INLAND NEAR 17N88W SAT
EVENING. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL W REACHING
ALONG 55W SAT...AND ENTER THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN TO NEAR 67W MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 13N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE E OF WAVE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT NE PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 70W.
.MON...N OF 15N W OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 15N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT E OF
WAVE. S OF 15N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT E OF WAVE. S OF
12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR
WAVE. .SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN SAT THROUGH MON. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 77W.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMIAN CHAIN.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT E OF WAVE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT E OF WAVE AXIS. SCATTERED
TSTMS NEAR WAVE.

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