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FZNT25 KNHC 122120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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
26N69W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT...REACH 31N74W MON
AFTERNOON...31N67W TO 28N68W TUE AFTERNOON...AND DISSIPATE BY
WED. WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER E PORTION WED
AND THU AHEAD OF HURRICANE IGOR.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 15 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.
.FRI...N OF 23N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 73W N OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 73W S OF BAHAMAS
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR N WATERS TONIGHT
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 HAITI WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
WED...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...INCREASING WINDS AND
SEAS IN THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BE
OVER THE YUCATAN NEAR 20N90W THU MORNING AND MOVE NW TO NEAR
22N97W THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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 TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY
INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF
23N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
HALF.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS PRIMARILY N OF
27N. .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 THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT AND SHIFTING E TO SE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT AND WED. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE NEAR 16N72W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 17N77W
MON AFTERNOON AND NEAR 18.5N82W TUE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A
MEDIUM CHANCE OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE IGOR EAST OF THE AREA
CENTERED NEAR 17.7N46.9W IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL
N ATLC TUE NIGHT AND WED AS A MAJOR HURRICANE...THEN MOVE
NORTH OF THE AREA THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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