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FZNT25 KNHC 022116
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 02 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO 26N75W TO EASTERN
CUBA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY EARLY
TUE. A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW PORTION WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE
THROUGH THE PERIOD REACHING FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY
TUE THEN FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA BY EARLY THU.
MEANWHILE A COMPLEX SYSTEM COMPOSED OF A MERGING TROPICAL WAVE
AND A TROUGH WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.
LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THIS FEATURE WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF
25N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. REMAINDER
OF AREA VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NW PORTION AND E OF 71W. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS TUE. N OF 25N E OF 71W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20
KT... BECOMING NE TO E NORTHWEST OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND
SE PORTION. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SE OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT
THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR NORTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA INTO MON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE WESTERN AND
MIDDLE PORTIONS TUE THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 87W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N 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 S ACROSS JAMAICA TO NEAR
13N79W WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY E BY SUN WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A REINFORCING TROUGH WILL MOVE
FROM NW TO SE MON THROUGH THU. MEANWHILE A SERIES OF INVERTED
TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH
THE PERIOD. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N
ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN NW OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. E OF TROUGH S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR TROUGH.
.WED AND THU...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT W OF
82W. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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