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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 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...SWELLS GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL
CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED. RIDGING WILL BUILD
JUST N OF THE AREA WITH EASTERLY TRADES BECOMING ESTABLISHED
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTION. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S
OF 24N. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
FRI...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO
SE LATE. 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 SW GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL
WAVE WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT N OF 28N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT N OF 28N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADES WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE LESSER
ANTILLES WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH WED
THEN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU...REACHING THE
W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED
TSTMS TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N WED NIGHT.
.THU...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF
80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND
TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N...AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF
18N BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 18N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION EARLY.

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