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FZNT25 KNHC 201541
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 IS N OF THE AREA AND THE WARNINGS
HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE SW N ATLC. 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE
WINDS FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF BAHAMAS.S OF 27N W OF 70W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. TWO TROUGHS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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