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FZNT25 KNHC 080900
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 08 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...TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 24.8N 65.5W WITH MAXIMUM
25.9N 63.6W FRI AFTERNOON AS IT STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE AND
THEN CONTINUES NE AWAY FROM THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
IN ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND W OF OTTO. A WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH IN THE WAKE OF OTTO WILL LINGER ACROSS SE WATERS FROM
NEAR 22N65W TO 20N71W SAT THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 67W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
150 NM OF CENTER OF OTTO. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT
BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM
OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 72W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF 72W N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 72W S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO
10 FT LATE E OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR TROPICAL STORM.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N W OF 75W LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS W OF 70W MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
TROUGH TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF TROUGH S
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 25N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT E
INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF SUN THROUGH TUE WITH MOSTLY LIGHT
TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...S OF 23N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NW
TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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 NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N
TO 29N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 29N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OTTO LOCATED N OF THE AREA NEAR
THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY BEFORE
DIMINISHING THERE TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM JAMAICA TO
WESTERN PANAMA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MOST OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A SURFACE LOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE TROUGH
NEAR 14N79W AND IS ALSO EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. E OF TROUGH NE
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
PRIMARILY W OF TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. E
OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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