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FZNT25 KNHC 190917
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 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 28.9N 65.3W 949 MB AT 5 AM AST
MOVING N NW OR 340 DEG AT 10 KT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. IGOR IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT INTENSITY
THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE MOVING WELL NE OF THE AREA BY THEN.
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 WITH PERSISTENT EASTERLY
FLOW DEVELOPING LATE TUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 71W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N
OF 25N E OF 71W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER E OF 77W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 23N
E OF 80W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 44 FT NEAR
CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12
TO 18 FT. N OF 23N W OF 75W NE WINDS 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. 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 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT. N OF
26N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF 70W N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 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 N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS
10 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 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMA CHAIN.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM E TO W ACROSS THE NORTH
GULF COAST STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD. MEANWHILE A NW TO SE
TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF
26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS OVER THE FAR
N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE
TODAY AS HURRICANE IGOR CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM
THE WATERS. MEANWHILE A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN
WILL PERSIST OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY
TRADES RESUMING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC
MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
19N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL
LATE... AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL LATE. .THU...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL S OF 18N. W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7

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