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FZNT25 KNHC 040246
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA N OF FORECAST AREA NEAR
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. FIONA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
AS IT CONTINUES N NE SAT. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM 31N68W TO
26N76W SAT NIGHT AND REMAINS STATIONARY UNTIL DISSIPATING TUE.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN FAR SE WATERS WED AS REMNANT
LOW GASTON PASSES S OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA N OF AREA NEAR 31.4N 64.9W
GUSTS TO 35 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF FIONA
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W N OF
24N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. W OF 79W N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS W OF 79W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITH N AND NE SWELL BLEEDING
THROUGH THE PASSAGES. E OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN W TO NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING W TO NW W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N
OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 68W
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY FROM 26N88W TO 23N93W TO
18N94W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 94W S OF 25N SAT NIGHT...ALONG 96W S
OF 25N SUN NIGHT...AND ALONG 97W S OF 27N MON NIGHT BEFORE
MOVING INLAND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SINK SE ACROSS THE N
WATERS SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD OVER NE WATERS MON THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N TONIGHT.
.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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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
15N43W WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS NEAR 16N55W MON
NIGHT...REACH NEAR 16N60W TUE NIGHT...AND NEAR 17N64W WED
NIGHT. 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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