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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...LARGE LONG WAVE PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY DISTANT
HURRICANE IGOR SUBSIDE THROUGH WED NIGHT. RIDGE BUILD N OF AREA
WITH EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS REGION THROUGH SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20
KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT FRI EXCEPT TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM N FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS WILL REMAIN
THROUGH FRI...THEN WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK FRONT
APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN U.S. A TROPICAL WAVE OR LOW PRES
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM THE NW
CARIBBEAN SEA LATE SAT AND SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT
TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS REGION THROUGH PERIOD.
TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 64W MOVE W ACROSS E CARIBBEAN
THROUGH WED AND THU...THEN THROUGH W CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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
BUILD TO 7 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. E
OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT SE BEHIND TROPICAL
WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N AND TO 10 FT S OF 18N BUILD TO
12 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.FRI...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT EXCEPT 9 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SUN.

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