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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 01 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 NNW AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145
KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 30.0N 75.1W
EARLY THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA NEAR
33.2N 75.2W THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA SE OF AREA OVER
REACH NEAR 23.8N 65.7W EARLY THU...26.2N 67.1W THU
NIGHT...28.8N 67.4W EARLY FRI...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR
31.5N 66.3W FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N E OF 67W...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE
QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 180 NM
NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 120 GUSTS TO 145 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 450 NM NE...270 NM SE...210 NM SW AND 330 NM NW
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 49 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 78W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST
WINDS 120 KT GUSTS TO 145 KT...MOVING N OF THE AREA 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 NE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS
45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM NE...120 NM
SE...AND 30 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 90 NM E
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED SWELL E OF 76W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF 76W
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N 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 IN NE
SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 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 21.8W 64.1W 1000 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING NW AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. FIONA WILL START TO WEAKEN AS IT PASSES TO THE NE OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT...THEN REACH THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE
SW N ATLC NEAR 23.8N 65.7W THU MORNING. TROPICAL STORM GASTON
CURRENTLY CENTERED WELL EAST OF THE AREA...NEAR 13.4N 37.7W AT
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE MON AS A HURRICANE. ELSEWHERE A
WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON.

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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