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FZNT25 KNHC 232141
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...RIDGE BUILDS N OF AREA THROUGH TUE WITH MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES ACROSS REGION THROUGH FRI NIGHT. TRADES DIMINISH
SAT AND SUN AS RIDGE WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT 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 DIMINISH TO 15 KT N OF 28N FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT.
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W.
.SAT THROUGH 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 SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE SUN.
.MON AND TUE...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
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS WILL HOLD
THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN FRI NIGHT AND AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE NORTHERN GULF. THE COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO TO THE FAR SW N
GULF BY LATE MON INTO TUE. NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW
OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NE
HONDURAS LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT
AS IT INTENSIFIES TO A HURRICANE. MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO TURN
NW AND TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.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 THROUGH 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 ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
YUCATAN PENINSULA INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TO 20 TO 30 KT
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND 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
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
E TO SE SUN. 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.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER
FAR SW PART INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TO 20 TO 25
KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PART BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT TUE. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW MOVE ACROSS WESTERN
CARIBBEAN INTO CENTRAL AMERICA BY FRI NIGHT. FRESH SE BREEZE
LINGER OVER WESTERN CARIBBEAN THEREAFTER. GENTLE TO MODERATE
BREEZE ACROSS REMAINDER OF BASIN THROUGH PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 85W...
.TONIGHT...E OF 85W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH MAXIMUM 40
GUST TO 50 KT. SEAS UP TO 12 FT AND BUILDING. W OF 85W NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S
OF 18N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS INCREASING TO
60 GUST TO 75 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 18 FT BY LATE FRI NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF MATTHEW WINDS TO 33
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 80N SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALL W OF 80W.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
E OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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