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FZNT25 KNHC 011532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 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 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135
KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 27.0N 73.7W
TONIGHT ...29.8N 75.0W EARLY THU...THEN AS IT MOVES N OF THE
AREA TO 32.8N 75.0 THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY
SE OF AREA OVER TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 18.7N 61.5W IS FORECAST
TO REACH NEAR 20.2N 63.2W TONIGHT...22.6N 65.3W EARLY
THU...24.9N 66.6W THU NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES NEAR 26.9N 67.1W EARLY FRI...29.0N 67.0W EARLY
SAT...THEN TO JUST N OF AREA AS DEPRESSION EARLY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N E OF 78W...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING THU AND THU NIGHT N OF 22N E OF
68W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF 68W
FRI AND SAT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT.
HIGHEST WINDS 110 GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 440 NM NE...300 NM SE...210 NM SW AND 420 NM NW
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 47 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 78W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF 78W NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 22N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 22N E OF 73W SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE
SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 75W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SW AND 175 NM NW QUADRANTS.
HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT...DIMINISHING TO 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF
TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 46 FT. CONDITIONS MOVE N
OF AREA THU NIGHT. IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FIONA
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM
SW AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW
QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W WINDS 20 T0
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 79W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS TO 2 FT.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...
50 NM SW AND AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT W OF 77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 12 OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N
E OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS TO 3 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 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 THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS FRI AND SAT. A WEAK TROUGH
WILL LINGER OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E
5 TO 10 KT FRI...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING NW FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT ...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. 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.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.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. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...WINDS BECOMING 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 17.4W 60.2W 1004 MB AT 11
AM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. FIONA WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT PASSES TO
THE NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 18.9N 62.5W THIS
AFTERNOON...REACH 21.2N 64.7W LATE TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE FAR
SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC THU MORNING AND TO 23.5N 66.5W BY
THU AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT GULF OF
HONDURAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT EXCEPT GULF OF
HONDURAS TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
20N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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