NWS Forecast

FZNT25 KNHC 072112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008

...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

SYNOPSIS
TROUGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE BAHAMAS FROM 27N76W
TO 23N77W WILL DRIFT WNW AND DISSIPATE INTO FRI MORNING. RIDGE
ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT SE FROM 26N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FL FRI
THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES TO ALONG 31N75W TO 29N81W BY
SAT AND SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOMES A TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO 28N81W
SUN AND MON AND DISSIPATES TUE.
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SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS

TONIGHT
N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
72W ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 76W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 76W. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W
OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N E
OF 67W...AND OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 70W
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 27N E OF
67W...AND ALSO N OF 28N W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT...AND W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 29N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N E
OF TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF
72W. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N...BECOMING MORE FOCUSED W OF 75W TUE AND
ALSO SW PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS
WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT S TO 25N
FRI AND SAT...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S TO ALONG THE GULF COAST
SAT AND STALLS BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL
REMAIN NEAR 25N SUN AND MON...AND NEAR 26N TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W

TONIGHT
N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

FRI THROUGH SUN
N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
28N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W

TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT
N OF 26N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

SAT THROUGH SUN
N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

SYNOPSIS
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT.
THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI NIGHT
AND W OF THE AREA SAT AFTERNOON. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W S OF
13N IS MOVING W 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE E
CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT
THROUGH SUN REACHING THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. ATLC RIDGE
WILL STRENGTHEN SOME ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC MON

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W

TONIGHT
S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
20N E OF 82W...AND 2 TO 4 FT REMAINDER AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 18N.

FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT
S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.

SUN THROUGH TUE
S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10
TO 15 KT S OF 19N W OF 80W TUE...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART NEAR ISLANDS.