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FZNT25 KNHC 190237
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 28.2N 64.7W 945 MB AT 11 PM AST
MOVING N NW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. IGOR IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT AND MOVE TO NEAR
29.7N 65.4W AT 8 AM AST SUN...THEN MOVE N OF AREA NEAR 32.0N
65.1W AT 8 PM AST SUN. 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 THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS N OF 23N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER E OF 75W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS
N OF 22N E OF 80W SUN AND SUN NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT NEAR
CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 180 NM OF IGOR CENTER.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 30N EARLY. ELSEWHERE W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA...SUBSIDING TO 10
TO 15 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 10 KT BECOMING NE OVER WATERS N OF
25N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY 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 E 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 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMA CHAIN. .THU..S OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A NW TO SE TROUGH WILL
PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH TUE. N OF 28N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...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...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS CONTINUE OVER
TROPICAL WATERS N OF 16N E OF 65W IN ASSOCIATION WITH HURRICANE
IGOR N OF AREA. IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY WITH
ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA MON NIGHT. OTHERWISE A
WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY TRADES RESUMING MON
NIGHT THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
WITH E SWELL DEVELOPING. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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