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FZNT25 KNHC 010931
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 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...COLD FRONT 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN A0ND
DRIFT E. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY TONIGHT THROUGH MON. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES AREAS
MAY DEVELOP AND RIDE TO THE N ALONG THE FRONTAL 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15
TO 20 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT 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...TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL
DRIFT E AND EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO WESTERN PANAMA BY EARLY
SUN AND BECOME STATIONARY. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE
TROUGH NEAR 19N79W THEN MOVE INTO EASTERN CUBA SUN, ANOTHER
LOW...POSSIBLY A DEVELOPING TROPICAL CYCLONE...MAY FORM ALONG A
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC
WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT THEN SLOWS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NE
CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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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