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FZNT25 KNHC 032119
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45
KT. FIONA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT
EXITS THE SW N ATLC WATERS AND MOVES TO 31.6N 64.7W LATE
TONIGHT. FIONA WILL CONTINUE ITS N NE MOTION AND GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THIS WEEKEND. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM 31N68W TO
26N76W AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N E OF 66W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA
WITHIN 45 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM EXCEPT 15 NM SW QUADRANT.
HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM E AND 45 NM W
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 30N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
W OF 79W N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 23N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
WITH N AND NE SWELL BLEEDING THROUGH THE PASSAGES. E OF
BAHAMAS S OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO
27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
TSTMS WITHIN 210 NM OVER SW QUADRANT 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 23N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SFC TROUGH IS OVER THE SW GULF AND S MEXICO ALONG
22N93W 16N93W. WEAK 1016 MB HIGH IS OVER THE NE GULF. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL SINK S-SE ACROSS THE N WATERS SAT EVENING AND
DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER SW GULF SUN
AND DRIFT NW INTO COASTAL MEXICO THROUGH TUE AND INLAND OVER S
TEXAS WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT NIGHT 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. ISOLATED TSTMS N
PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND 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. ISOLATED TSTMS
N PART.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.

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
14N42W WILL MOVE W NW AND ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS ALONG
15N55W EARLY TUE AND REACH NEAR 16N60W WED...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
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 19N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT WITH ISOLATED AREAS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN
THROUGH MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH
ISOLATED AREAS TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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