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FZNT25 KNHC 031534
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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-NE AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT. FIONA IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TO EXIT THE SW N ATLC WATERS
THIS EVENING NEAR 30.6N65.7W...AND MOVE N OF AREA NEAR 32.7N
64.6W SAT MORNING AND 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 28N E OF 66W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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
180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST
SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE
TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITH N AND NE SWELL BLEEDING
THROUGH THE PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OVER S
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...BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SW GULF TO NE
GULF TODAY WILL MEANDER THROUGH SAT BEFORE NE PORTION
DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SINK S-SE ACROSS
THE N WATERS SAT MORNING AND STALL THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
LINGERING LOW PRES ACROSS SW GULF SUN NIGHT WILL DRIFT W INTO
COASTAL MEXICO THROUGH TUE AND ALLOW FRESHENING SE FLOW TO
DEVELOP ACROSS SW AND W PORTIONS MON AND TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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...REMNANT LOW PRES OF GASTON E OF THE AREA NEAR
14.3N18.6W WILL MOVE W-NW AND ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
EARLY TUE AND REACH NEAR 15.5N57.5W TUE AFTERNOON...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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 18N W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT WITH ISOLATED AREAS 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN.
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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