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FZNT25 KNHC 312137
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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
MOVING NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140
KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 23.3N 70.5W
TONIGHT...25.6N 72.8W WED AFTERNOON...28.0N 74.5W LATE
WED...31.0N 75.5W THU AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES N OF AREA THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY SE
OF AREA OVER TROPICAL N ATLC FORECAST TO REACH 23.0N 66.0W
EARLY THU...THEN REACH 26.5N 67.7W THU AFTERNOON...THEN N OF
THE AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 78W...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM
NE...175 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 175 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL.
HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
470 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 43 FEET.
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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASE TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF
75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO
10 FT. 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 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 29N FROM 71W TO
78W...SHIFT N OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED E OF 69W. 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA EARLY
FRI N OF 20N FROM 66W TO 68W SHIFT N OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON.
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 BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 KT E OF 75W
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS 1 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLC STATES SW
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL HOLD THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL
WEAKEN WED THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
GULF STATES CLIPPING THE NE GULF. MEANWHILE A WEAK TROUGH WILL
LINGER IN THE SW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT N OF 27N THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT N PORTION THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL N OF AREA IN THE SW N ATLC WATERS.
TROPICAL STORM FIONA AT 16.7N 57.7W 1006 MB MOVING W-NW AT 21
KT. FIONA FORECAST TO REACH 20.2N 63.7W WED AFTERNOON...THEN
ENTER SW N ATLC EARLY THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 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.
.SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 81W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
81W.

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