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FZNT25 KNHC 231514
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 71W E WINDS
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF
28N FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 28N FRI NIGHT EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG
COASTS OF CUBA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE 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 BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH FRI AND WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF...MOVING INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE
SUN AND REACHING TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF LATE MON. WEAK
TROUGHING 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 THEN WILL LINGER IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 24N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N
AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.

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 13N75W WILL MOVE
FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE W CARIBBEAN TODAY AND
TONIGHT...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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 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 14 FT S OF 17N
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N.
.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 14 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 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS.

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