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FZNT25 KNHC 022119
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL HAS MOVED N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.5N
WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. EARL WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES TO NEAR 34.8N 74.8W BY EARLY FRI MORNING. TROPICAL STORM
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE TO 27.5N 66.8W EARLY FRI MORNING...TO 29.7N 66.4W BY FRI
AFTERNOON...THEN N OF AREA TO 31.7N 65.4W EARLY SAT MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
ASSOCIATED WITH EARL...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N E OF 67W ASSOCIATED WITH
FIONA...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH EARL
WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM
SE QUADRANT AND 260 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS OVER
FORECAST WATERS TO 30 FT...AND SUBSIDING TO 20 FT BY LATE
TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM WINDS LIFT N OF AREA LATE TONIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIONA WITHIN 90
NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW AND 150 NM NW
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 400 NM SE
QUADRANT AND 300 NM SW QUADRANT OF EARL WINDS 20 T0 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 79W N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 79W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA WITHIN 90 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. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF
FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 30N E OF 66W EARLY...BECOMING SW TO
W 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND SW WINDS 10 KT SAT NIGHT. 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
BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 29N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT STALL OVER N COASTAL WATERS FRI AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD S ACROSS N WATERS
SUN THROUGH TUE. WEAK LOW PRES CONTINUE OVER SW GULF THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S
OF 28N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASE TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TUE. S OF
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E AT 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FIONA HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE AND SEAS ARE RAPIDLY SUBSIDING IN THE
NORTHEAST PORTION OF THAT ZONE THIS AFTERNOON. REMNANT LOW
GASTON LOCATED WELL EAST OF THE AREA NEAR 13.5N 39.5W 1009 MB
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE ALONG 16N...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL
CYCLONE. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E
OF 83W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 83W. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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.
.TUE...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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