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FZNT25 KNHC 081532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED SEP 08 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...A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W
EXTENDING N ACROSS MUCH OF S AND CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE
SLOWLY W AND EXIT THE AREA THU. HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR BERMUDA
EXTENDS SW TO N FLORIDA THIS MORNING AND WILL SLIDE E AND
WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED
STATES COAST EARLY THU AND STALL S OF BERMUDA AND ACROSS N
PORTIONS OF AREA SAT THROUGH SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE SE TO
S WINDS WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF
27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 24N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS E OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W
EXTENDING N ACROSS MUCH OF S AND CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE W
ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND INTO THE E GULF THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THEN WEAKEN ALONG 87W ON THU. THE TAIL END OF AN
ATLC COLD FRONT WILL SINK INTO THE NE GULF COASTAL WATERS SUN.
OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING
TO NE WINDS E PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS E PORTIONS LATE.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE N
OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTIONS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
PORTIONS.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT LOW PRES OF GASTON IS NOW AN OPEN
TROUGH ALONG 70W...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W REACHING 74W BY
THU MORNING THEN MOVE MORE W-SW TO 78W BY FRI MORNING AND
REACH ALONG 82W AND THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COASTS SAT
MORNING...THEN INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN AND CENTRAL AMERICA
EARLY SUN. A BROAD AREA OF WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS THE S HALF OF
THE TROPICAL N ATLC EXTENDING INTO THE FAR SE CARIB WILL DRIFT
W-NW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND ACROSS MOST OF THE E CARIB BY
SUN...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 80W.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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