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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 NW TURNING N ON
SAT WITH HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING W
OVER THE WATERS N OF 23N E OF 69W FRI THROUGH SUN...WITH
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 69W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS TO 135
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WATERS E OF 71W EARLY FRI...SPREADING
W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 21N E OF 80W SUN. HIGHEST SEAS
43 FT W OF CENTER. 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 5 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND BY SUNRISE
SUN. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 175 NM OF IGOR.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 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 EXCEPT HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S
OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KARL NEAR 19.7N 94.5W 968 MB AT 1000 PM
CDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT
GUSTS 105 KT. KARL IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO 100 KT GUSTS
120 KT REACHING NEAR 19.7N 95.6W AROUND SUNRISE FRI...THEN
MAKE LANDFALL NEAR 19.7N 96.8W AROUND SUNSET FRI. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF KARL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...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
UTC MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110
KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 23N60W AT SUNRISE
FRI...NEAR 24.2N 61.7W AROUND SUNSET FRI...NEAR 25.7N 63.3W
SUNRISE SAT AND CONTINUE WELL N OF AREA NEAR 27.3N 64.4W LATE
SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N
PART.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 84W 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.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.

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