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FZNT25 KNHC 110317
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 N OF 25N DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO THE
MONA PASSAGE WILL LINGER THROUGH WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. LOW
PRES WILL EMERGE FROM CENTRAL CUBA ON WED AND SHIFT NE TO
31N65W BY LATE FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI BEHIND THE LOW PRES AND EXTEND FROM
31N65W THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE
WINDS SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...1018 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL
WATERS WILL MEANDER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE. 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
WRN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT AND LOWER PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN
WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF
WATERS WED THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SW
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 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 SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
24N TO YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N TO YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N TO YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 24N TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...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.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 25N TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 25N TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 14N81W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 17N84W
BY LATE MON...THEN STALL NEAR 19N86W BY LATE TUE...POSSIBLY AS
A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL
CUBA TO THE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE IN TANDEM WITH THE LOW PRES.
A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL PASS 72W BY MON AND MOVE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...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 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE 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 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS N OF 18N. SEAS 5 TO 7 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
PRES. .FRI...W OF 83W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 80W.

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