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FZNT25 KNHC 111534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA N OF
25N UNTIL THU. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO NW COAST
OF HISPANIOLA 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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 VARIABLE WINDS SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.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
SHIFT SLOWLY W-SW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF UNTIL DISSIPATING WED
AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONTAL TROUGH THAT WILL SINK S THROUGH
THE NORTHERN GULF WED...THEN DISSIPATE IN THE CENTRAL GULF BY
THU. BUILDING HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF BEHIND THE FRONTAL
TROUGH COMBINING WITH DEVELOPING LOW 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE 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
WESTERN CARIBBEAN WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRES CENTER ALONG THE
HONDURAS AND NICARAGUAN COASTS NEAR 15.5N83W WILL MOVE NW
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE LOW TO BETTER ORGANIZE INTO A TROPICAL
CYCLONE AS EARLY AS TONIGHT OR TUE. THE LOW IS EXPECTED NEAR
16.5N84.4W THIS EVENING...NEAR 17.7N85.8W TUE MORNING...AND
THEN DRIFT NW TO N ALONG THE E COAST OF THE YUCATAN WED
THROUGH THU. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DRIFT E ACROSS THE NW
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A WEAKENING TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING
FROM PUERTO RICO SW INTO THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL REACH
76/77W TUE MORNING THEN ALONG 81/82W WED MORNING AND THEN
STALL ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA LATE WED THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTIONS. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT NE SEMICIRCLE TONIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF
17N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 90 NM NW
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT TO 10 FT WITHIN 30 NM N OF LOW. ELSEWHERE W OF 87W N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 87W S OF 18N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W N OF 18N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 82W.
.WED AND THU...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN SE SWELL. 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 W OF 82W.
.FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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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