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FZNT25 KNHC 041536
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 04 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...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WATERS NEAR 26N67W
EXTENDING TO W CENTRAL CUBA WILL COLLAPSE SUN. A WEAK TROUGH
FROM NEAR 30N68W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL MEANDER THROUGH SUN
AND THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT NW THROUGH WED. EASTERLY TRADES WILL
BECOME NE OVER THE SE WATERS TUE AND WED AS THE REMNANT LOW
PRES OF GASTON PASSES S OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN FADING NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N 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 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N 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 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N 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. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N
E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT SINKING INTO THE FAR N GULF
WATERS THIS MORNING WILL STALL ALONG 29N LATE TONIGHT THEN
GRADUALLY DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A SURFACE TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY W-SW TO NEAR 26N91W THEN
BECOMING A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING SW INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
NEAR 19N95W WILL DRIFT N AND NW THROUGH MON NIGHT AND
GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND... WITH ACTIVE WEATHER PERSISTING NEAR
TROUGH. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS MON NIGHT

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 27N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF
26N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED
TSTMS N PART.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN A
MODEST PRES GRADIENT AND GENERALLY MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH MON. THE REMNANT LOW PRES OF GASTON WAS LOCATED E
OF THE AREA NEAR 16.5N46W THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE W...REACHING NEAR 16.5N55W MON MORNING...NEAR 16.5N60W
TUE MORNING...AND NEAR 17N64W WED MORNING. THIS SYSTEM MAY BE
UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE ANYTIME DURING THIS PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 19N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E OF 83W.
.WED...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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