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FZNT25 KNHC 110848
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON OCT 11 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 UNTIL THU. A
WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO 20N71W WILL LINGER BEFORE
MOVING E OF AREA WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA
COAST THU NIGHT AND LIE FROM BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY
FRI NIGHT. MEANWHILE..A TROUGH WILL EMERGE FROM CENTRAL CUBA
AND STRETCH THROUGH THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WED. THIS TROUGH WILL
MOVE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND LIE FROM THE TURKS AND CAICOS
TO 27N67W BY FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 75W BECOMING S TO SW WINDS ENTIRE
AREA TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W THU AFTERNOON BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH SE TO
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT E OF TROUGH SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...1017 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NE WATERS WILL
MEANDER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF UNTIL DISSIPATING WED AHEAD OF A
WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL SINK S THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF WED
AND DISSIPATE IN THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU. BUILDING HIGH PRES
OVER THE WRN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT CONTRASTED TO LOWER PRES
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS
OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE 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
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.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. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S
OF 23N.
.THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N
FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S
OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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 14N82W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 16N83W
BY EARLY TUE...TO 18N86W EARLY WED...AND THEN STALL NEAR 19N86W
BY WED AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW WILL
THEN DRIFT E OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH
EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO 19N78W AND WILL TRACK W WITH THE LOW
THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL PASS 75W TUE AND
MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN S OF THE LOW THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT OF
LOW. S OF 18N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 90 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH S
OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH N
OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 S TO SW 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 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES.
.FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 83W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS N OF 18N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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