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FZNT25 KNHC 200905
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON SEP 20 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 34.2N 64.4W 957 MB AT 5 AM AST
MOVING N NE OR 025 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE
WAKE OF IGOR. EASTERLY TRADES WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS
THE REGION TUE THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N E OF 68W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 29N E OF 68W UNTIL
EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER OVER EXPOSED WATERS N OF 24N SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT
LATE...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT NE PORTION LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT
NEAR 31N65W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PORTION EARLY.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E BAHAMA
PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMA CHAIN.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI...AND 3 TO 5 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 24N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM E TO W JUST N OF THE
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. MEANWHILE A NW TO SE ORIENTED
TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE FAR W GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...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 FRI...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 TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AS HURRICANE IGOR CONTINUES TO MOVE FURTHER N OF
THE AREA EASTERLY TRADES WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD. MEANWHILE A SERIES OF TROUGHS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. S OF
19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL TUE
NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W LATE.
.THU...W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 18N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
CENTRAL PORTION.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
7 TO 11 FT S OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION.

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