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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 08 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
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OTTO E OF AREA NEAR 26.8N 62.3W AT 5 PM
EDT MOVING NE AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 KT GUSTS
85 KT. OTTO WILL 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 EXTEND
FROM 24N65W TO 20N71W TONIGHT...THEN SHIFTS S AND LINGERS FROM
22N65W TO 20N70W SAT THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF
25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT S OF TROUGH. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 KT S OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF
28N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT S OF
TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WILL SLIDE
SLOWLY E INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH MON THEN DRIFT BACK
TOWARDS THE W TUE AND WED AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH SINKS S TO
NEAR THE NE GULF COASTS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE MAINLY N WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT EARLY TUE BECOMING
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E
WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT WED. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
N TO NE WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 25.9N
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY BEFORE
DIMINISHING THERE TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM
JAMAICA TO A 1008 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR 13N77W...THEN ON TO
CENTRAL PANAMA...AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MOST OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF TROUGH SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.


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