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FZNT25 KNHC 311537
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 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...STRONG HIGH PRES CONTINUE TO EXTEND FROM EASTERN
ATLANTIC SEABOARD S ACROSS WESTERN PART THROUGH EARLY WED.
13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. EARL
STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES TO 21.4N 68.2W EARLY TONIGHT...23.3N
70.3W EARLY WED...25.5N 72.3W LATE WED...28.0N 73.8W EARLY THU
...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY SE OF AREA OVER TROPICAL N ATLC
FORECAST TO REACH 23.4N 65.8W EARLY THU...THEN REACH 27.7N
67.8W EARLY FRI...31.0N 67.5W EARLY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 78W...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 440 NM NE...390 NM NW QUADRANTS AND 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 75W
WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 75W NE TO
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 5 FT. S OF
23N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL BUILD TO 15 FT TONIGHT. N OF
27N W OF 75W NE TO E 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN
BANDS SPREADING NW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND
TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE...170 NM SE...125 NM SW
AND 170 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 120 GUSTS TO
145 KT DIMINISH TO 115 GUSTS 140 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 78W
WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE WED
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISH TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...HURRICANE
AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
EXPECTED N OF 29N FROM 71W TO 78W. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 67W.
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 78W AND S OF 25N FROM 67W TO 70W WINDS
TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT S OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT EXCEPT TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND
SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA
N OF 27N FROM 66W TO 68W SHIFT N OF AREA SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF
27N W OF 68W WINDS TO 33 KT BECOME SW 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT
SUBSIDE TO 5 FT W OF 77W SAT. S OF 27N E OF 68W WINDS SE TO S
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 68W SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM MID ATLC STATES SW ACROSS
NORTHERN GULF CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED
THROUGH FRI AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS GULF STATES. WEAK
TROUGH MAY FORM IN SW GULF THU AND SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10
KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT ENTIRE ZONE.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL NW OF AREA. TROPICAL STORM FIONA AT
15.9N 55.3W 1006 MB MOVING W-NW AT 21 KT. FIONA FORECAST TO
REACH 18.7N 61.3W EARLY WED...21.1N 63.8W LATE WED...23.4N
65.8W EARLY THU..THEN ENTER SW N ATLC THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS
EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E AT 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT
GULF OF HONDURAS.
.THU THROUGH SAT..S OF 18N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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