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FZNT25 KNHC 240331
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...RIDGE ACROSS N WATERS WEAKEN FRI NIGHT AS WEAK COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO COASTAL WATERS. COLD FRONT REACH FROM N
FLORIDA TO FAR SW GULF LATE MON AND TUE. TROPICAL STORM
MATTHEW OVER WESTERN CARIBBEAN FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NE
HONDURAS LATE FRI NIGHT THEN CROSS GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND
INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE. MATTHEW FORECAST TO TURN NW AND TRACK
ACROSS CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THROUGH TUE.

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
TSTMS S OF 24N. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AND INCREASE TO 30 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE. N OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE
SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT OVER FAR SW
PART INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT EXCEPT FAR SW PART BUILD TO 8 FT BY TUE. N OF 26N WINDS
BECOME SE 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
...HURRICANE 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...STORM FORCE WINDS INCREASE TO
HURRICANE FORCE WITH 65 GUST TO 80 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 20 FT BY
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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