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FZNT25 KNHC 230928
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU SEP 23 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...RIDGING WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES REMAINING ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRI NIGHT. TRADES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
DURING THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGING WEAKENS
AND SHIFTS TO THE E.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT FRI
NIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COASTS
OF CUBA AND HISPANIOLA SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF 75W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH FRI THEN WILL WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN U.S. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE SUN REACHING TO THE CENTRAL GULF
WATERS LATE MON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE FAR SW GULF
THROUGH THE PERIOD. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IN THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN THEN
WILL LINGER IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN.
.MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S PORTION...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE SUN AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A 1007 MB AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR 13N73W ALONG A
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE W
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THU...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...
APPROACHING CENTRAL AMERICA FRI AND SAT. THE LOW WILL THEN
LINGER IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN
AND MON. EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N
E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO
8 TO 13 FT S OF 17N TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 7 T0 10 FT IN E SWELL BEHIND LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR LOW BECOMING NUMEROUS FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS.

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