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FZNT25 KNHC 171532
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 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...THE REMNANT LOW OF PAULA ALONG THE NE COAST OF CUBA
NEAR 21.5N76W HAS DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR
24N65W TO THE REMNANTS OF PAULA. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE NE COAST OF CUBA AND
SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS THROUGH MON...WHILE SINKING SE TO NEAR 23N
ACROSS SE PORTIONS OF THE AREA...THEN GRADUALLY DRIFT NW AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE TUE. LARGE NW TO N SWELL GENERATED
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS AND EXIT THE
REGION BY LATE TUE. A NEW WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND FROM 31N69W TO THE SE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 27N...AND
9 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. N OF 26N W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E
OF 76W. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S
OF FRONT E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO
SE WINDS W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF THE BAHAMAS E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF THE BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE
THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...EXTENDING FROM
THE NORTHERN GULF SW TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N 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.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD LOW PRES CIRCULATION EXTENDS FROM THE FAR
TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC E-NE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SW CARIBBEAN
TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO ROTATE NW THROUGH WED. AN EMBEDDED
WEAK LOW CENTER NEAR 12N79W WILL DRIFT NW WITHIN THE LARGER
CIRCULATION AND REACH THE COAST OF NICARAGUA BY LATE
TUE...WHERE IT MAY LINGER FOR A FEW DAYS. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE BROAD CIRCULATION. A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL SINK S AND INTO FAR N PORTIONS
OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON AND BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W
OF 86W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY SW HALF.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W.
.THU...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W.

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