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FZNT25 KNHC 251517
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 REMAIN N OF AREA THROUGH MON THEN SHIFT
E TUE AND WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO JUST OFFSHORE THE SE
U.S. COAST TUE...AND INTO THE FAR NW WATERS WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 74W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 68W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BETWEEN
BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA E 15 TO 20 KT...AND N OF 27N W OF 77W SE
TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND
77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W.
.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 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS
AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE N WATERS WILL WEAKEN AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN. THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE SW TO NORTHERN MEXICO MON MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AREA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...AND FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
WEAKEN. NEW LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM IN THE NW CARIBBEAN
TUE AND DRIFT NW TO NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED INCREASING
WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE S PORTIONS OF THE E AND
CENTRAL GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE WINDS 10 KT SUN AND SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND COLD FRONT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT WED.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND S
OF 25N.
.TUE AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE TUE AND TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT..BUILDING
5 TO 8 FT WED.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW INLAND OVER HONDURAS NEAR
SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS 55 KT. MATTHEW WILL WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY EARLY TONIGHT NEAR 16.5N 89.5W...AND TO
A REMNANT LOW OVER NW GUATEMALA BY EARLY MON. A NEW LOW PRES
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE TUE AND
WED INCREASING WINDS W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE...GENTLE TO MODERATE
BREEZE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 85W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE
AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MATTHEW. HIGHEST WINDS 45 GUSTS 55
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE OF MATTHEW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 20N W OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 20N E OF 82W. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE
WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 20N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E
TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E
OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N.
.WED...E OF 84W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 84W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.


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