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FZNT25 KNHC 202053
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...LARGE SWELLS IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE IGOR
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEK. HIGH PRES
BUILDS WITH EASTERLY TRADES BECOMING ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE
REGION TUE THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W 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 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N 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 6 TO 9 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 NE 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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMA CHAIN.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A NW TO SE ORIENTED TROUGH WILL
PERSIST OVER THE FAR W GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH SAT...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
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 W ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT 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 AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 19N AND 8
TO 12 FT S OF 19 N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S CENTRAL
WATERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.

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