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FZNT25 KNHC 301538
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON AUG 30 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 N
BAHAMAS BEFORE HURRICANE EARL ENTERS AREA TUE. EARL SE OF AREA
PORTION NEAR 21.0N 67.0W EARLY TUE AS IT INTENSIFIES...THEN TO
22.8N 68.7W LATE TUE...TO 25.2N 70.6W EARLY WED...NEAR 31.0N
73.5W EARLY THU...THEN MOVE N OF AREA. LONG PERIOD SE SWELLS
MERGING ACROSS WATERS E OF 70W WITH PREVIOUS SWELLS LEFT FROM
DANIELLE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 77W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E
OF 70W AND S OF 21N E OF 66W INCREASE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILD TO 22
FT S OF 21N E OF 66W LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SE
PORTIONS. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE...160 NM SE...110 NM SW AND 150
NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 125 GUSTS TO 155 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 77W WINDS TO 33 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 28N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 72W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
IN E SWELL BUILD TO 12 FT OR HIGHER IN E SWELL. N OF 28N W OF
72W NE TO E 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD
TO TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS
SPREADING NW OVER E AND CENTRAL PORTIONS.
.WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N E OF 76W
WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER. N OF 20N 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 TO 33 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3
FT. .FRI...S OF 28N E OF 72W TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING SW ACROSS NORTHERN GULF
CONTINUE THROUGH WED...THEN WEAKEN THU AND FRI AS TROUGH
DEVELOPS OVER SW GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT SHIFT NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFT SE S OF
25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILD TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
MOVING W-NW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.
EARL INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES N OF LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 19.5N
65.1W EARLY TONIGHT...TO W OF AREA TO NEAR 21.0N 67.0W LATE
TONIGHT ...AND CONTINUE NW INTO SW N ATLC LATE TUE TO 22.8N
68.7W LATE TUE. ANOTHER LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...MOVE INTO FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE EVENING
NEAR 16N55W THEN TRACK W-NW ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION TO NEAR
22N65W WED NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO SW N ATLC.
ELSEWHERE...WEAK PRES GRADIENT MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE
BREEZE ALONG WITH SLIGHT SEAS ACROSS REMAINDER CARIBBEAN SEA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF
18N W OF 84W. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT GULF OF
HONDURAS E AT 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.

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