000 FZNT25 KNHC 010331 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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 MOVING NW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 24.5N 71.6W WED MORNING...27.0N 73.5W WED EVENING...29.8N 75.0W THU MORNING ...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 24.4N 66.5W EARLY THU...THEN REACH 27.8N 67.6W THU EVENING...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 45 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 INCREASING TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SPREADING NW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE...180 NM SE...125 NM SW AND 175 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 46 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 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 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 BETWEEN 66W AND 68W SHIFTING N OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 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 FT IN SW TO W SWELL 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 IN SW TO E SWELL...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 WEAKEN WED THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT CLIPS THE FAR NE GULF. MEANWHILE A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE SW GULF 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 NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 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...TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 16.9N 59.4W 1006 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 17 KT. FIONA FORECAST TO REACH 18.7N 62.0W WED MORNING...THEN ENTER SW N ATLC EARLY THU. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 5 TO 6 FT. .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. $$