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FZNT25 KNHC 170918
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 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 NEAR 22.4N 59.4W 935 MB AT 0500 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110
KT GUSTS 135 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 23.2N 60.8W THIS
AFTERNOON...24.5N 62.5W TONIGHT...26.1N 64.0W SAT AFTERNOON...
27.8N 64.9W SAT NIGHT...AND N OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN. LARGE
SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH
THE PERIOD. RIDGING WILL BUILD DOWN FROM THE NW IN THE WAKE OF
IGOR MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 69W...
.TODAY...N OF 23N E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN MIXED SWELL BUILDING
TO 14 TO 24 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF 70W NE OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W
SW OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS IN SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PORTION LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
N OF 23N E OF 69W. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER E OF 73W TONIGHT...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED
WATERS N OF 21N E OF 80W BY SUN. HIGHEST SEAS 44 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 210 NM OF IGOR.
.MON...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. N OF 27N W OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
SWELL. 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 E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. N OF 27N W
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN
NE SWELL. 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
MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. KARL IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO 120 KT GUSTS
145 KT AS IT REACHES NEAR 19.7N 96.3W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TO NEAR 19.6N 97.6W LATE
TONIGHT. KARL WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY SAT
AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF KARL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 22.4N 59.4W 935 MB AT 0500 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110
KT GUSTS 135 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 23.2N 60.8W THIS
AFTERNOON...24.5N 62.5W TONIGHT...26.1N 64.0W SAT AFTERNOON...
27.8N 64.9W SAT NIGHT...AND N OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN.
OTHERWISE A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST
OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 19N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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