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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT THU SEP 02 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 125 KT GUSTS 150
KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 31.7N 75.3W
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGINS TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF THE
AREA TO NEAR 34.8N 74.6W BY LATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA
AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA
WILL MOVE TO 24.6N 66.6W THIS AFTERNOON...TO 27N.1N 67.3W BY
LATE TONIGHT ...TO 29.7N 67.0W FRI AFTERNOON...AND TO JUST N
OF AREA NEAR 32.4N 65.8W BY LATE FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N E OF 68W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
200 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 120 NM SW
QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 125 KT GUSTS TO 155 KT...DIMINISHING TO
TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 46 FT...AND
43 FT BY LATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM WINDS LIFT N OF AREA
LATE TONIGHT. IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FIONA...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 240 NM NE...120
NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 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 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW AND 50 NM QUADRANTS...INCREASING TO 90 NM
SW...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS LATE FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF
30N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W EARLY...DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL MIXED WITH SE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...AND N OF 26N W OF
67W SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS ..5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT N OF 26N W OF 67W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
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 IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN RESIDUAL N AND 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NE WATERS FRI
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
S ACROSS THE N WATERS SUN AND MON. BROAD LOW PRES WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 27N AND 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
BETWEEN 28N AND 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
THROUGHOUT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS JUST NW OF THE AREA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA WILL MOVE TO
24.6N 66.6W THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 27N.1N 67.3W BY LATE
TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM GASTON CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL EAST OF
IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION LATE MON AS A
HURRICANE. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT..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.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT...HIGHEST SW.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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