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FZNT25 KNHC 180241
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 24.6N 62.0W 947 MB AT 11 PM AST
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. IGOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT NEAR
25.6N 63.2W AT 8 AM AST SAT...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT NEAR 27.1N 64.4W LATE SAT...NEAR 29.1N 65.0W
EARLY SUN...THEN EXIT THE N PORTION NEAR 31.7N 64.5W AT 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT LATE SUN. 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 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EYE
DIAMETER 19 NM. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 75W TONIGHT...
SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 22N E OF 80W SUN.
HIGHEST SEAS 48 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS WITH N SWELL 6 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND SUN.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 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
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARL WELL INLAND NEAR 18.6N
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
KARL WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND TO NEAR
18.1N 98.2W AT SUNRISE SAT. 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 ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 87W 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 EXCEPT 4 TO 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 24.6N 62.0W 947 MB AT 11 PM
AST MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95
KT GUSTS 115 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 25.6N 63.2W AT 8 AM
AST SAT AND CONTINUE FURTHER N OF AREA THEREAFTER. OTHERWISE A
WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY TRADES RESUMING TUE

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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