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FZNT25 KNHC 121516
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 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...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO
26N76W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST
TO INCREASE OVER E PORTION WED AND THU AHEAD OF HURRICANE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 27N W OF 76W BECOMING NW TONIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. 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 NEAR
FRONT AND SE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING N TO NE E OF THE BAHAMAS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 22N E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR N WATERS LATE TODAY
INTO MON. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE FAR SW
GULF THROUGH WED. A LOW PRES SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
JUST SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE
WED AND THU...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...INCREASING
WINDS AND SEAS IN THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL
DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST AND S PART.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL WED.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S HALF.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E
WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS N WATERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 1O TO 15
KT S OF 25N MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT S
OF 25N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
S PART LATE.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT TROUGH OF GASTON IS OVER THE GULF OF
HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA MOVING W. LOW PRESSURE NEAR 16N71W WILL
MOVE TO NEAR 17N75.5W MON MORNING AND NEAR 18N80.5W TUE
MORNING. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A
TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE IGOR WELL
EAST OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC
TUE NIGHT AND WED AS A MAJOR HURRICANE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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