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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 04 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...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL
CUBA WHILE A WEAK TROUGH AHEAD OF IT FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
TO EASTERN CUBA MOVES WNW. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT
WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT ON TUE...AND
EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT...FROM 31N70W TO
CENTRAL CUBA WED...FROM 31N68W TO 25N70W THEN DISSIPATING
STATIONARY TO EASTERN CUBA THU AS LOW PRES ALONG THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF A CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE MOVES TO NEAR 20N68W WED
BEFORE TURNING NE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO NEAR 22N68W LATE
THU...AND TO JUST E OF AREA NEAR 25N65W FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE WED THROUGH
THU. A TROUGH WILL TRAIL FROM THE LOW SW TO THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WEAKENS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E
OF 69W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF
26N E OF 69W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND E OF THROUGH TO 71W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS FAR SE PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 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 FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND OVER SE PORTION WITH TROPICAL
WAVE AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 68W AND 77W.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
BETWEEN 150 NM AND 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 120 NM AND 240 NM OF LOW...EXCEPT
180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT SW
QUADRANT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT SW QUADRANT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 68W
NE TO E 10 TO 15 K. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT AND WITH LOW.
.FRI...FROM 20N TO 25N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 21N BETWEEN 72W
AND CUBA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 28N...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N W OF
78W...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N W OF 78W. S OF 21N E OF CUBA
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 21N E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W N TO NE DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 21N E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH
TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS BROAD LOW PRES OVER
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SHIFTS E. BY SAT A WEAK HIGH CENTER WILL BE
OVER THE NW GULF ALLOWING FOR LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF 24N N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. S OF
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO 15N76W TO
NORTHERN PANAMA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. A NORTHERLY SURGE WILL THEN SWEEP SE ACROSS INTO THE
FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA WED AND REMAIN THROUGH FRI AS BROAD
LOW PRES LINGERS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE BROAD
LOW PRES AREA...EXTENDS FROM NE PUERTO RICO TO 13N68W WITH A
1007 MB LOW JUST SE OF PUERTO RICO. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE WNW
ABOUT 10 KT THROUGH WED...WITH THE LOW LIFTING NW TO NEAR
20N69W ON WED. A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL TROPICAL N ATLC AND FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THU
THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT OVER NIGHT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER WESTERN PORTION.
.TUE AND 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 THROUGH 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 71W.
.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.
.SAT...S OF 20N W OF 81W NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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