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FZNT25 KNHC 101500
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 10 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...RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA MAINLY N OF 25N DURING
THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 23N65W TO
20N71W WILL LINGER OVER THE SE PORTION THROUGH WED BEFORE
DISSIPATING. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH BUILDS N THROUGH THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA AND INTO THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
SE TO S WINDS SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS SE OF
TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
SE TO S WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF
TROUGH BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 F.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL
WATERS 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 THAT WILL SINK S THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF
WED AND DISSIPATE THU. THE COMBINATION OF BUILDING HIGH PRES
OVER THE GULF AND LOWER PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL BRING
SOME INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS
WED AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATE.
.WED...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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N INCLUDING
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15
KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
LATE MON.
.WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE 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...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 13N81W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 14N82W
EARLY MON...NEAR 16.5N84W EARLY TUE...NEAR 17.5N85.5W EARLY
WED...AND NEAR 18N86W EARLY THU...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL
CYCLONE. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN CUBA TO
THE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE IN TANDEM WITH THE LOW PRES. A
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL PASS 70W BY MON MORNING AND MOVE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...WITHIN 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.
.WED AND THU...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS N OF 18N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW

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