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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2010

...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD S TO
THE N BAHAMAS BEFORE HURRICANE EARL ENTERS AREA TUE. EARL WAS
INTO FAR SE PORTION NEAR 20.9N 67.2W TUE MORNING...THEN TO
22.6N 69.2W TUE EVENING...TO 24.6N 71.4W WED MORNING...AND
BEGIN TO EXIT THE AREA NEAR 32.5N 75.0W THU EVENING. TROPICAL
MOVING W AT 20 KT. FIONA FORECAST TO TO MOVE W-NW ACROSS N
HALF OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT AND ENTER SE
PORTIONS OF THE SW N ATLC EARLY WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 76W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 175 NM NE...160 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 160 NM NW
QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER 320 NM NE...170 NM SE...100 NM SW...AND 160 NM
NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF
74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 74W
NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT
IN MIXED SE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
23N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT BY LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH LARGE NE SWELL
SEEPING THROUGH ATLC PASSAGE. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL BUILD TO 12 FT OR HIGHER IN SE SWELL
TUE. N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SPREADING NW OVER E AND CENTRAL
PORTIONS. .WED THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22.5N E OF 75W WITH SEAS 12 FT AND
GREATER. N OF 22.5N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT S OF 22.5N E OF 70W BECOMING SE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXITING TO THE N EARLY FRI.
S OF 26N E OF 68W TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI
ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND HIGHER. N OF 26N W
OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT
SAT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND
NE SWELL SAT. N OF 26N E OF 68W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLC STATES SW
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE
EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. AND EARL MOVES ACROSS THE SW N
ATLC. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SINK S ALONG THE N GULF
COASTS SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE
PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL NE PORTION.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU THROUGH FRI...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF
27N FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU...THEN
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT LATE THU AND FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7
FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU...THEN BECOMING SW TO W FRI. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE THU AND FRI. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF FRONT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 115 KT GUSTS 140
KT. EARL EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY IN INTENSITY THROUGH
TUE AS IT MOVES NW...REACHING NEAR 20.9N 67.2W TUE MORNING AND
INTO THE SW N ATLC NEAR 22.6N 69.2W TUE EVENING. TROPICAL
MOVING W AT 20 KT. FIONA FORECAST TO MOVE W-NW ACROSS N HALF
OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT AND ENTER SE
PORTIONS OF THE SW N ATLC EARLY WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF
OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 19N E OF 85W.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT GULF
OF HONDURAS E AT 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT..S OF 18N SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF
OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS
FRI AND SAT.


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