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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND FROM THE
EASTERN ATLANTIC SEABOARD S ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION THROUGH
MOVING NW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140
KT. EARL WILL STREGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES TO 21.4N 68.2W
THIS AFTERNOON...23.3N 70.3W LATE TONIGHT...25.5N 72.3W WED
AFTERNOON ...28.0N 73.8W LATE WED NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES TO N OF AREA NEAR 33.5N 74.5W BY LATE THU NIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY SE OF THE AREA OVER THE
NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO REACH 21.8N 64.2W BY
LATE WED NIGHT...THEN ENTER THE FAR SE PORTION EARLY THU
REACHING 26.5N 67.5W BY LATE THU NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 76W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 480 NM NE...300 NM SE...170 NM SW...AND 330 NM
NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF
74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF
74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE
SWELL...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 74W NE
TO E 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND
TSTMS IN BANDS SPREADING NW OVER E AND CENTRAL PORTIONS.
.WED THROUGH THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
175 NM NE...160 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 160 NM NW QUADRANTS
OF EARL...INCREASING TO 180 NM NE...170 NM SE...125 NM SE AND
170 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 120 GUSTS TO 145
KT...DIMINISHING TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPCIAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 77W E OF
77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 77W NE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N W
OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS NE 15
TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 23N E OF 73W
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 67W
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 67W BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER
LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND
77W. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 68W. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 77W AND S
OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 70W
S TO SW WINDS 15 KT AND VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT S 28N W OF
70W 4 TO 6 FT...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND SAT...TROPCIAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFITNG N OF 29N
BETWEEN 71W AND 77W SHIFITNG N OF AREA EARLY FRI. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ASSOCIATED WITH
FIONA EXPECTED N OF 27N BETWEN 67W AND 70W. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N
W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 77W. FROM
25N TO 27N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N
AND SE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLC STATES SW
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES TO JUST N
OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. WEAK LOW PRES MAY FORM IN THE SW
GULF THU THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NE PORTION 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...AND TO E 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 2 FT FRI. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE
TO S FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION
SHIFTING TO SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N
PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF
28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S
TO SW 5 KT FRI. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS N OF 25N...AND TO 1 TO 3 FT S
OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY FAR N
PORTION.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
ADDED POINTS FOR FIONA FOR LATE TONIGHT AND WED
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL JUST NW OF AREA AT 20.5N 66.7W
115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 15.8N 53.0W 1006
TO REACH NEAR 17.8N 59.1W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 19.6N 61.9W WED
AFTERNOON...NEAR 21.8N 64.2W LATE WED NIGHT...AND ENTER THE
FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC EARLY THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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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