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FZNT25 KNHC 161521
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 16 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...HURRICANE IGOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NNW WITH
HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER THE
WATERS N OF 22N E OF 69W LATE FRI THROUGH SUN WITH CONDITIONS
SHIFTING N OF AREA SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 69W FRI...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN SWELL BUILDING FROM E.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 69W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WATERS E OF
71W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE E
OF 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS WITH N SWELL TO 8 FT W OF
GRAND BAHAMA BY SUN. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 175 NM OF IGOR.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT HIGHER IN
EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...KARL UPGRADED TO MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 19.7N 92.8W
KT GUSTS 80 KT. KARL WILL MOVE TO 20.0N 93.9W THIS
EVENING...20.3N 95.5W FRI MORNING...THEN MAKING LANDFALL NEAR
20.5N 97.0W FRI EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF
IN THE WAKE OF KARL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N E TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO 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...
OR 305 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS TO 145
KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.5N 58.3W THIS EVENING...NEAR
22.4N 60.0W FRI MORNING...NEAR 23.8N 61.7W FRI EVENING...AND
NEAR 25.3N 63.2W SAT MORNING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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