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FZNT25 KNHC 030303
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 33.8N
WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH EARL HAVE
DIMINISHED BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH OVER FORECAST WATERS.
NW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 28.7N 66.7W FRI MORNING...TO 30.8N
65.9W BY FRI EVENING...THEN WELL N OF AREA TO 32.7N 64.8W SAT
MORNING...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS DIMINISHING OVER
FORECAST WATERS BY SAT MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N E OF 67W ASSOCIATED WITH
FIONA...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIONA
WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 180 NM E AND 150 NM W
SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF
FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W
AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF
76W. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF BAHAMAS W OF 76W W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 70W AND
76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 76W SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 22N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 22N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
FIONA WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 40
KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E AND 60 NM
W SEMICRIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF
FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N 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...N OF 30N E OF 66W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT EARLY SAT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER N COASTAL WATERS
FRI AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS
N WATERS SUN THROUGH THU. WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SW
GULF NEAR 21N95W SUN AND DRIFTS NW TO 23N97W MON AND INLAND
NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. FROM 24N TO 28N 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 NEAR
FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW GASTON LOCATED WELL EAST OF THE AREA
NEAR 14N40W IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
TUE ALONG 16N...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. ELSEWHERE A
WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 4
TO 7 FT SAT THROUGH MON...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.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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