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FZNT25 KNHC 090310
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 27.8N 60.8W AT 11 PM
EDT MOVING E NE AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. OTTO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION
TONIGHT TOWARD THE CENTRAL N ATLANTIC. 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 WILL SHIFT S AND LINGER 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN N 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 9 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 SHIFT
SLOWLY E INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH MON. THIS HIGH PRES
WILL THEN SHIFT W AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TUE AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N 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 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 WAS LOCATED N OF THE AREA NEAR 27.8N
THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS WILL DIMINISH THERE
TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM JAMAICA TO A 1007 MB
SURFACE LOW NEAR 13N78W...THEN ON TO WESTERN 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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