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FZNT25 KNHC 171534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 23.1N 60.1W 945 MB AT 1100 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105
KT GUSTS 130 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.0N 61.5W THIS
EVENING... 25.4N 63.2W SAT MORNING...27.0N 64.5W SAT
EVENING...28.8N 65.1W SUN MORNING...AND THEN PASS N OF THE
AREA BY LATE SUN. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL
IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 69W NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF 69W NE OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 76W INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL BUILDING TO
8 TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 69W SW OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER E OF 73W TONIGHT...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED
WATERS N OF 22N E OF 80W BY SUN. HIGHEST SEAS 48 FT NEAR
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 SUN. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS WITHIN 210 NM OF IGOR.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 22 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST
SE 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
SUBSIDING TO 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 PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
MOVING W OR 260 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT. KARL IS EXPECTED MAKE LANDFALL THIS AFTERNOON
NEAR 19.7N 96.3W. KARL WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TO NEAR
19.2N 96.9W THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO TROPICAL
STORM STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NEAR 19.1N 98.2W BY EARLY SAT
MORNING. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 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 23.1N 60.1W 945 MB AT 1100 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105
KT GUSTS 130 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.0N 61.5W THIS
EVENING... 25.4N 63.2W SAT MORNING...27.0N 64.5W SAT
EVENING...28.8N 65.1W SUN MORNING...AND THEN PASS N OF THE
AREA BY LATE SUN. OTHERWISE A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE
PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH EARLY TUE.
A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA LATE TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO E 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 80W
E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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