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FZNT25 KNHC 081509
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...HURRICANE OTTO E OF AREA NEAR 25.8N 64.0W WITH
CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION TONIGHT. 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 24N TO 28N E OF 67W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 24N TO 28N E
OF 67W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 21
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS FROM 24N TO
28N E OF 67W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS SE
OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. S OF 27N N OF TROUGH 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N NW TO 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N NW TO
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE 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 THROUGH TUE...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.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OTTO LOCATED N OF THE AREA NEAR 25.8N
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 13N78W AND IS ALSO FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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