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FZNT25 KNHC 230322
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010

...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...TROPICAL STORM BONNIE NEAR 23.4N 76.5 1007 MB AT
GUSTS 45 KT. BONNIE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT
MOVES TO NEAR 24.4N 78.7W FRI MORNING...THEN TO JUST W OF AREA
NEAR 25.4N 81.9W BY EARLY FRI NIGHT. BONNIE IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO OVERNIGHT ON FRI. ELSEWHERE
A RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 31N THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N W OF 77W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE QUADRANT
OF CENTER OF BONNIE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT W
OF 75W NE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W
AND 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
S OF 27N E OF 67W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
79W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE 30 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANTS...INCREASING TO 90 NM NE...40 NM SE...25 NM SW AND
40 NM NW QUADRANTS FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 45
KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W OF 78W NE 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
IN THE AFTERNOON...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 79W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W PORTION...BECOMING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1018 MB HIGH IS NEAR 30N87W WITH A RIDGE W TO NE
TEXAS. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL
STORM BONNIE CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
ENTERS THE FAR SE WATERS EARLY FRI NIGHT NEAR 25.4N 81.9W.
BONNIE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR
26.5N 84.9W SAT MORNING...NEAR 27.6N 87.5W SAT NIGHT...THEN TO
JUST INLAND SE LOUISIANA SUN NIGHT. AN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W
ALONG 30N LATE SUN THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N LATE FRI NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SUN....
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 25N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF
87W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
25N...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION LATE.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE STRENGTH WITHIN 90 NM
NE...40 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 25 NM SW QUADRANT OF
TROPICAL STORM LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT EXPECTED
LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 26N. S OF 26N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N W
OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 25N TO 27N....
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N
BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 83W NE WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL FORCE STRENGTH
WITHIN 75 NM NE...30 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 30 NW QUADRANTS OF
TROPICAL STORM IN THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 90 NM NE...40
NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS
AND 25 NM SW QUADRANT FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 27N E OF 83W SPREADING
WNW. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE...50 NM
SE... 30 NM SW AND 50 NW QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL STORM. HIGHEST
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. CONDITIONS SHIFT W OF AREA IN THE
MORNING WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N...AND SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF
26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WITH A RATHER LIGHT PRES
GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI NIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
ATLC RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD W SAT THROUGH TUE INCREASING THE
GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. A TROPICAL WAVE
WELL E OF AREA IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH TROPICAL ATLC ZONE SAT
THEN INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA LATE SUN AND MON...AND TO THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N
BETWEEN 78W AND 83W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 83W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND
82W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 78W...AND
1 TO 2 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
16N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT

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