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FZNT25 KNHC 010237
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 30 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N75W TO CENTRAL
CUBA NEAR 22N77W WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS E THROUGH FRI. A
TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND ATLC RIDGING TO THE
E IS PROMPTING GALE FORCE CONDITIONS WHICH WILL DIMINISH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DEGENERATE INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT
BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON. A SERIES OF
WEAK LOW PRES AREAS MAY DEVELOP AND RIDE TO THE N ALONG THE
FRONTAL TROUGH SUN THROUGH TUE. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION SUN THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN SE
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N75W...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 19 FT LATE. N
OF 26N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN
SE SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST
NE PORTION...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN
150 NM E OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 29N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
15 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N70W...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10
FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL NE
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4
FT SE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 23N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 74W. W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL FAR NW PORTION SUN...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.MON AND TUE...W OF REINFORCING TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N BETWEEN REINFORCING TROUGH AND 72W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. N OF 23N E OF
72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR REINFORCING TROUGH.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE GULF WILL
STRENGTHEN DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
ALLOWING FOR NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA TO INCREASE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN WATERS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15
TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...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...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA NEAR
21N78W TO NORTHERN HONDURAS NEAR 16N86W WILL DRIFT E THROUGH
SAT REACHING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO WESTERN PANAMA BY EARLY SUN
WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOW PRES MAY
DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR NE NICARAGUA FRI MOVING NE OVER
EASTERN CUBA BY SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW...POSSIBLY A DEVELOPING
TROPICAL CYCLONE...MAY FORM ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 47W AS
IT MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT
THEN SLOWS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW
SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND
SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE
OF TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W TUE...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6
FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR

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