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FZNT25 KNHC 012137
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 115 KT GUSTS 140
KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 28.4N 74.7W
EARLY THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA
NEAR 31.7N 75.4W THU AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FIONA SE OF
FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 21.6N 64.6W EARLY THU...23.8N 66.3W THU
AFTERNOON...25.9N 67.4W EARLY FRI...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES NEAR 27.4N 67.6W FRI AFTERNOON...30.0N 66.5W SAT
AFTERNOON...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 CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 67W THU
THROUGH SAT...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO
140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 450 NM NE...270 NM
SE...210 NM SW AND 330 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 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW AND 100 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 90
NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 45 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 270 NM NE...120 NM SE...AND
180 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 18 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 AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 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 35 KT GUSTS 45 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.
.MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS 1 TO
2 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 LATE FRI AND SAT. A WEAK
TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE SW GULF THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
23N SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. BETWEEN 25N AND 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N WINDS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS NEAR 1 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 20.2W 62.9W 997 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING NW AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. FIONA WILL MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY AS IT PASSES TO THE
NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 21.6N 64.6W LATE TONIGHT...THEN
INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC THU MORNING AND TO
23.8N 66.3W BY THU AFTERNOON. RECENTLY UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM
GASTON CURRENTLY CENTERED WELL EAST OF THE AREA...NEAR 12.9N
MON...CENTERED NEAR 16.5N 54.5W MON AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE A
WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT SAT THROUGH MON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT. S OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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