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FZNT25 KNHC 180857
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 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 25.1N 62.8W 939 MB AT 0500 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95
KT GUSTS 115 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 26.2N 64.1W THIS
AFTERNOON AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT...THEN TO
27.8N 65.1W TONIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING FURTHER TO 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT...TO 29.9N 65.3W SUN AFTERNOON THEN FINALLY N OF
THE AREA SUN NIGHT. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL
IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF IGOR LATE MON THROUGH

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N E OF 70W...
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS N OF 22N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT
INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO
95 KT GUSTS 115 KT BY SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 75W
THIS MORNING...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 22N E
OF 80W BY SUN AND SUN NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 47 FT NEAR CENTER.
ELSEWHERE E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 AND SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
WITHIN 210 NM OF IGOR.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
TO E LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL
...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA...SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 17 FT LATE. 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 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF
24N. 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 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION KARL WELL INLAND NEAR 18.5N
DISSIPATING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT. WINDS
AND SEAS OVER THE SW GULF HAVE ALREADY DIMINISHED AND SUBSIDED.
OTHERWISE RIDGING WILL REMAIN JUST INLAND OVER THE N GULF COAST
STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE WEAK TROUGHING DEVELOPS EACH
DAY IN THE FAR SW GULF NEAR THE COAST OF MEXICO.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 88W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 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 25.1N 62.8W 939 MB AT 0500 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95
KT GUSTS 115 KT. IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NW AND
FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY. OTHERWISE
A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY TRADES RESUMING LATE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT 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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