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FZNT25 KNHC 172058
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 23.7N 61.1W 947 MB AT 500 PM
EDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. IGOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT NEAR
24.8N 62.4W TONIGHT...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT
NEAR 26.2N 64.0W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT NEAR 27.9N 64.9W SAT NIGHT...THEN EXIT THE N
PORTION AT 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT SUN AFTERNOON. LARGE SWELLS
ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE
PERIOD. HIGH PRES BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF IGOR
MON THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS N OF 22N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 74W TONIGHT...SPREADING W OVER ALL
EXPOSED WATERS N OF 22N E OF 80W BY SUN. HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT
NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W 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 175 NM OF IGOR.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N 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 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMA CHAIN.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
MOVING WSW OR 250 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. KARL WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES
FURTHER INLAND TO NEAR 18.8N 97.7W LATER TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN
FURTHER TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IT MOVES TO NEAR 18.7N 99.1W
SAT AFTERNOON. KARL DISSIPATES SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WEST
ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF KARL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N TONIGHT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING LATE
WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N 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. N OF 28N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...LOCALLY 7 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 23.7N 61.1W 947 MB AT 500 PM
EDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.8N 62.4W TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE WELL N OF AREA NEAR 26.2N 64.0W SAT AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST
OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY TRADES
RESUMING TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT 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. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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