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FZNT26 KNHC 182107
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 15N81W WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE FORMATION. THE LOW WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF
HONDURAS TO NEAR 16N84W FRI AFTERNOON...NEAR 16N87W SAT
AFTERNOON...AND INLAND NEAR 17N88W SAT NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE
IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
SAT...AND ENTER THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN...THEN THE CENTRAL

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 15N W OF WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 15N E OF WAVE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF
15N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
15N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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