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FZNT25 KNHC 051532
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 05 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
DRIFT TO 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED THEN A DISSIPATING COLD
FRONT FROM 31N70W TO EASTERN CUBA WED NIGHT. LOW PRES NEAR
19N65W WILL MOVE TO 21N68W WED AND NEAR 24N67W THU THEN NEAR
26N66W FRI AND E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. THE LOW COULD POSSIBLY
DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N E OF 68W TONIGHT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF LOW PRES SW TO W WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E
OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT AND NEAR LOW PRES.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE
OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 210 NM OF LOW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT N SEMICIRCLE AND 6 TO 9 FT S
SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS NE PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT
AND NEAR LOW PRES.
.FRI...W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 24 E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. S OF 24N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NW TO
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH
TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER
WILL BE OVER THE NW GULF FRI WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WEST PARTS OF THE GULF. PRES GRADIENT
BETWEEN HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA AND A LOW PRES...POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...OVER THE SW N ATLC WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO
STRONG BREEZE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 29N.
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS N PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N 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...LOW PRES JUST NE OF PUERTO RICO WITH TROUGH
EXTENDING SW TO 13N75W WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW
WINDS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. FRESH TO STRONG N
WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE NW AND SW PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA
MAINLY W OF 80W MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO
10 FT. E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.

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