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FZNT25 KNHC 072126
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU OCT 07 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
WILL MOVE TO 24.7N 66.3W EARLY FRI AND MOVING EAST OF THE AREA
FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND IN THE WAKE OF OTTO.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 69W...
.TONIGHT AND FRI...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 LATE TONIGHT AND 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT
FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 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 70W N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. W OF 70W S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10
FT FRI E OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 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 ACROSS THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS
SAT.
.SUN...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
.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.
.TUE...S OF 25N E OF 87W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 26N N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 26N N TO 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...TROPICAL STORM OTTO LOCATED NEAR 24.0N 67.6W WILL
PRODUCE STRONG S TO SW WINDS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH
TONIGHT. A SURFACE 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
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 17N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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