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FZNT25 KNHC 291500
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED SEP 29 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...TROPICAL STORM NICOLE OVER CUBA AT 22.6N 80.6W AT
35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO RACE NORTHWARD
WARNINGS SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE THU. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY
FROM THE AREA IT WILL DRAG A TROUGH ALONG FROM 31N77W TO
23N79W THU AFTERNOON WITH THE TROUGH BECOMING NEARLY
STATIONARY FROM 31N74W TO 21N75W FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM AND GALE WARNING BETWEEN 73W AND 80W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...FROM 73W TO 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT WITHIN 250 NM E OF CENTER.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 12 TO 20 FT OVER WATERS S OF 31N
WITHIN 250 NM E OF CENTER. E OF 73W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW AS
THE CYCLONE PASSES. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W
OF 73W. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 8 TO 12
FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT
LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED
TSTMS N PART. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 BEHIND TROUGH.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT ANS SUN...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SUN. N OF 27N E
OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NICOLE OVER CUBA NEAR 22.6N 80.6W AT
TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE
PERIOD INCREASING SOME THIS WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE 15 N OF 28N FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NICOLE AT 22.6N 80.6W 996 MB AT 11
AM EDT MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 08 KT TRAILING A TROUGH SW TO
16N88W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. THE STORM
THE CYCLONE WILL DRAG A TROUGH SLOWLY E ACROSS THE GULF OF
HONDURAS THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W S TO
SW WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN S SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF CYCLONE AND TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. W OF CYCLONE AND TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS E OF CYCLONE AND
TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU
NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.FRI...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

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