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FZNT25 KNHC 191517
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 30.4N 65.4W 949 MB AT 11 AM AST
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 14 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. 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 26N E OF 71W...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 THROUGH 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 N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS WITH N SWELL 6 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND. S OF
23N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 23N W OF 70W N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
WITHIN 150 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...WITH THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS MOVING FURTHER N OF THE
AREA...THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL EASTERLY
TRADES. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.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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