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FZNT25 KNHC 090946
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT OCT 09 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 29.2N 58.5W AT 5 AM
EDT MOVING NE AT 21 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 75 KT GUSTS
90 KT. OTTO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY
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 28N53W TO 21N68W EARLY
SUN MORNING...FROM 31N40W TO 23N65W TO 20N69W EARLY MON
MORNING AND SHRINK TO 27N59W TO 21N67W EARLY TUE MORNING WHERE
IT WILL LINGER THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 67W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS S OF TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO
SW WINDS 10 KT S OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N 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 WED AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD
FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
FROM 24N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
24N 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 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
NW WINDS N OF 28N. 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 WINDS WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FL.

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 29.2N
THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS WILL DIMINISH EARLY TODAY. A
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 17N75W TO A 1009 MB SURFACE LOW
NEAR 14N79W THEN ON TO WESTERN PANAMA AND WILL SHIFT VERY
SLOWLY E TO ALONG 81W TUE AND LIE FROM THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO
NEAR 11N81W WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF TROUGH TO 84W S OF 17N N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N E OF
84W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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