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FZNT25 KNHC 060233
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
DRIFT E AS A COLD FRONT WED NIGHT AND WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO
EASTERN CUBA THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. LOW PRES NEAR
21.5N66W WILL MOVE TO 24N67W WED NIGHT...27N66W THU NIGHT THEN
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
.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...20 TO
25 KT N OF 21N E OF 68W. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI.
PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA AND A LOW
PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...IN THE SW N ATLC WILL
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH
THU. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL BE IN THE NW GULF FRI
AFTERNOON WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE IN MOST SECTIONS AND
LIGHT BREEZE IN NW CORNER.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.THU... N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 F BECOMING
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
LATE. .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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25 N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
25N SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SEAS 5
TO 7 FT BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4 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 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES JUST N OF PUERTO RICO WITH TROUGH
EXTENDING SW TO THE SW CARIBBEAN 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
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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