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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 24N65W TO 23N71W THEN
STATIONARY TO 21N77W. THE STATIONARY PORTION IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN NEARLY THROUGH MON...THEN GRADUALLY DRIFT NW AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT WHILE THE COLD FRONT PORTION MOVES
E OF THE AREA. LARGE NW TO N LINGERING SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN
PORTION WILL SUBSIDE MON NIGHT INTO TUE. A NEW WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED...FROM
31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU...AND FROM 31N65W TO 25N68W THEN
WEAKENING STATIONARY TO NEAR THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 69W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 25N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 69W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. S OF
FRONT S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...
BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 71W WINDS
BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...HIGHEST AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SE OF FRONT TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE
THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2
TO 3 FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 12N78W IS ASSOCIATED WITH A
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES THAT COVERS THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN
SEA. A TROUGH EXTENDS NE FROM THE LOW TO 17N75W. THIS AREA IS
FORECAST TO DRIFT NW THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS POSSIBLY
REACHING 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 MOVE S AND INTO FAR N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC
LATE MON AND BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 THROUGH 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 AND FRI...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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