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FZNT25 KNHC 071510
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 07 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
WILL MOVE TO 24.3N 67.1W TONIGHT AND NEAR 25.7N 65.0W FRI
MORNING REACHING HURRICANE STATUS W OF AREA NEAR 27.6N 61.8W
FRI NIGHT. COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 26N76W WILL DISSIPATE
LATER TODAY.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 70W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
90 NM OF CENTER OF OTTO. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT
INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60
NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E
OF 70W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 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. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR
TROPICAL STORM.
.FRI...OVER FORECAST WATERS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM NW AND 100 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM W
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF
70W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR TROPICAL STORM.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N E OF 68W.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W 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 IN NE SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COMBINED WITH LOWER
PRES IN THE ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS THE SE
GULF TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
FRI WITH MOSTLY LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS AND ACROSS THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT
S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 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...TROPICAL STORM OTTO LOCATED N OF PUERTO RICO NEAR
23.8N 68.0W WILL PRODUCE STRONG S TO SW WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM
JAMAICA TO WESTERN PANAMA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MOST OF
THE FORECAST PERIOD. A SURFACE LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH
AXIS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 78W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 79W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .SAT...W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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