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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 03 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO 26N77W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL
REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN BE OVERCOME BY A
COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED INTO THU. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM JUST E OF BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA BY EARLY
FRI...AND TO JUST SE OF AREA LATE FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE
CURRENTLY JUST SE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS
MON EVENING. LOW PRES OF 1005 MB IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE
WAVE NEAR 21N68W ON WED AND TRACK NE ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH
LATE THU. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE
WESTERN PORTION THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN FRI AS THE LOW PULLS
AWAY FROM THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT ...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S
WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 69W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 69W 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF THROUGH TO 68W.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS TUE EXCEPT SW OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TROUGH SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 21N TO 25N E OF TROUGH E TO
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N E
OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND TROPICAL WAVE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 68W AND 77W.
.WED AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT. WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ELSEWHERE S OF LOW SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SW TO W THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT ELSEWHERE S OF
LOW 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE
PORTION S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
E OF 75W...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FAR NW PART.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN SOME MON
THROUGH TUE...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS BROAD LOW PRES
OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN PULLS FURTHER E ALLOWING FOR
NORTHERLY WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BY FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED AFTERNOON.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 S OF 26N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM E CUBA TO 15N76W TO NORTHERN PANAMA
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL THEN SWEEP SE ACROSS INTO THE FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA
WED ...AND GRADUALLY BECOME PART OF A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES
THAT WILL LINGER OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS THROUGH
FRI. A RATHER PRONOUNCED NORTHERLY SURGE WILL FOLLOW IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...THEN LIFT N OF THE NE
CARIBBEAN SEA ON WED TO NEAR 21N68W. A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL
BUILD SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL TROPICAL N ATLC AND FAR EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND MON...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 TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND
E OF TROUGH.
.WED AND THU...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 82W NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E OF 79W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 16N E OF 79W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 79W.
.FRI...S OF 19N W OF 81W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 19N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 16N
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 16N
3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.


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