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FZNT25 KNHC 021534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 02 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 N AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT.
EARL WILL EXIT THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 36.5N 73.5W BY FRI MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM FIONA OVER THE SE PORTION NEAR 24.4N 65.8W AT 11
AM EDT IS MOVING NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 26.4N 66.5W THIS
EVENING...TO 28.9N 66.7W BY FRI MORNING...THEN TO 31.3N 65.7W
FRI EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W ASSOCIATED
WITH EARL...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N E OF 68W ASSOCIATED WITH
FIONA...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH EARL WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM
SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS TO 145
KT...DIMINISHING TO TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS
OVER FORECAST WATERS TO 40 FT...AND SUBSIDING TO 20 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 250 NM NE...240 NM SE...180 NM SW
AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
26N E OF 79W WINDS 20 T0 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 79W W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL..EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
FIONA WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SW AND 45 NM NW
QUADRANTS. 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 E OF 68W EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL MIXED WITH SE SWELL. N
OF 26N W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N
E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...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

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 MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N 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. SEAS 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 E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
THROUGHOUT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 N OF THE AREA NEAR
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA EXPECTED TO MOVE TO
26.4N 66.5W THIS EVENING...AND TO 28.9N 66.7W BY FRI MORNING.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION GASTON CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL EAST OF THE
IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE S OF 18N E OF 80W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT
3 TO 4 FT W OF 84W.
.FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 19N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT SAT...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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