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FZNT25 KNHC 181508
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 26.0N 63.6W 939 MB AT 1100 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95
KT GUSTS 115 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 27.1N 64.6W THIS
EVENING...THEN JUST N OF THE AREA TO 31.1N 65.2W 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 WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N E OF 70W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 22N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS
115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 74W...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 8 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 300 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...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
.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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 26.0N 63.6W 939 MB AT 1100 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95
KT GUSTS 115 KT. IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 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 TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 1 TO
3 FT.
.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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