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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT MON AUG 29 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 CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD JUST N OF
THE AREA THROUGH WED INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E
CARIBBEAN. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE THU AND FRI
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. NEWLY FORMED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BY LATE WED...AND
TRACK TO WITHIN 180 NM NE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 71W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
15N W OF 70W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT....EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 70W BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 71W.
.WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 16N W OF 70W 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT FRI. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N AND S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. S
OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E
TO SE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 58W WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...LINGERING SWELLS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION E OF 77W
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM 27N65W TO
THE NW BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND RETREAT
EASTWARD WED AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS INTO THE NW
PORTION. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS WED THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 2 TO 4 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 21N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 72W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 72W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
SE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.


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