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FZNT25 KNHC 030902
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 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 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
FIONA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 29.8N 66.1W THIS AFTERNOON...
NEAR 32N65W TONIGHT...AND WELL N OF AREA NEAR 34.2N 63.7W SAT
AFTERNOON TRAILING A TROUGH SW INTO THE NE WATERS THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N E OF 67W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH FIONA WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E
AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
210 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM OVER E SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF
72W AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 72W IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE WATERS.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER NE WATERS TONIGHT
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS S
ACROSS N WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE. BROAD TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER
THE SW GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 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
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY AND N PART TONIGHT AND
SAT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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...GASTON LOW PRES E OF THE AREA AT 14N40W WILL MOVE W
TO NEAR 15N55W MON POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. ELSEWHERE A
WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TRADES THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...FROM 16N TO 18N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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