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FZNT25 KNHC 102109
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED SE OF THE AZORES EXTENDS A RIDGE
OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO 26N70W SAT AFTERNOON...AND FROM 28N65W TO
26N72W SUN AFTERNOON WHILE DISSIPATING MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW
TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD
OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .WED...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN
THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR N WATERS LATE SUN
INTO MON. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE
REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST AND FAR S
PART. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 26N. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT S
OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO
15 KT S OF 25N SAT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT TROUGH OF GASTON ALONG 79W FROM 12N TO
18N WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN REACHING
CENTRAL AMERICA SAT NIGHT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE NEAR 14N61W WILL
DRIFT WNW TO NEAR 14N63W SAT MORNING...AND NEAR 15N67W SUN
MORNING. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A
TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM IGOR
WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE
AND APPROACH THE FAR E TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THE MIDDLE OF

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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