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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO E CUBA NEAR
22N75W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE PERIOD. A
SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES AREAS MAY DEVELOP AND RIDE N ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH WED. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE SE UNITED STATES COAST MON THROUGH WED. AN AREA OF LOW PRES
EMBEDDED ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE MAY ENTER THE SE PORTION FROM
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL...
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL...HIGHEST SE PORTION...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL TUE...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
THROUGH BAHAMA PASSAGES TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT THROUGH BAHAMA PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE GULF WILL
STRENGTHEN SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR NORTHERLY WINDS
TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA INTO NEXT WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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 TROUGH FROM E CUBA TO ISLA DE PROVIDENCIA IN THE
SW CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT E AND EXTEND FROM JUST SE OF JAMAICA TO
CENTRAL PANAMA SUN WHERE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH WED. MEANWHILE A SERIES OF INVERTED TROUGHS WILL MOVE
FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE
PERIOD. LOW PRES NEAR 16N52W 1008 MB EMBEDDED ALONG A TROPICAL
WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT
THROUGH TUE THEN NW OF THE AREA WED.

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

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