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FZNT25 KNHC 240932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 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 WILL PREVAIL N OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE WITH
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
TRADES WILL DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS RIDGE WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. .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 WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO COASTAL WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH
FROM N FLORIDA TO THE FAR SW GULF LATE MON AND TUE. TROPICAL
STORM MATTHEW OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INLAND OVER NE HONDURAS TONIGHT THEN CROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS
SAT AND SAT NIGHT. MATTHEW IS FORECAST TO TURN NW AND TRACK
ACROSS CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NEAR 14.3N 79.8W 1000 MB AT
5 AM MOVING WEST AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT. MATTHEW WILL MOVE TO 14.8N 82.0 W THIS
AFTERNOON...16.2N 86.5W SAT AFTERNOON...16.6N 87.9W LATE SAT
NIGHT...THEN INLAND OVER BELIZE SUN NIGHT. OTHERWISE...GENTLE
TO MODERATE BREEZE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
BASIN THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 81W...
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF
CENTER IF MATTHEW. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 19
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF MATTHEW WINDS TO 33
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALL W OF 80W.
.MON AND 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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