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FZNT25 KNHC 291533
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS EASTERN SEABOARD BUILD S TO
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS THROUGH TUE BEFORE
HURRICANE EARL ENTERS AREA. HURRICANE EARL SE OF AREA AT 17.1N
21.1N 66.3W LATE MON NIGHT THEN TRACK NW TO NEAR 25.2N 69.8W
EARLY WED AND INTO N CENTRAL WATERS EARLY THU BEFORE MOVING N
OF AREA. LONG PERIOD E SWELLS MOVE INTO FAR SE WATERS EARLY
MON IN ADVANCE OF EARL.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 74W MON NIGHT THROUGH
THU...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 33 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N W
OF 77W.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 26N E OF 69W NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE
TO 30 KT THEN TO HURRICANE CONDITIONS LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS TO
10 FT BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER MON NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF 69W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT EARLY MON WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE
TUE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EARLY MON NIGHT BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER
LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE. N OF 26N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TUE. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILD TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS
SPREADING THROUGH SE PART. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 74W WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER. N OF
23N W OF 74W NE WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 70W
BECOME SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH MOVED OVER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS EARLY
TODAY. IN ITS WAKE HIGH PRES BUILD SW ACROSS AREA THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N
OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
MOVE W AT 16 KT EXPECTED TO TURN NW AND REACH 17.6N 60.4W
TONIGHT...18.5N 62.7W MON AS IT PASSES NE OF PUERTO RICO TO
19.6N 64.5W MON NIGHT INTO SW N ATLC ZONE TUE AND WED.
ELSEWHERE...WEAK PRES GRADIENT MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE
BREEZE AND SLIGHT SEAS ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SEA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT....S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS NE TO E DIMINISH TO 5 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF
HONDURAS E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF
HONDURAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 16N INCREASING 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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