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FZNT25 KNHC 181533
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 18 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...COLD FRONT FROM 23N55W EXTENDING W-SW TO ACROSS SE
BAHAMAS TO N CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA NEAR 22N78W WILL DRIFT VERY
SLOWLY S ACROSS PORTIONS E OF 70W THROUGH TUE AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE LATE TUE. MODERATE NW TO N SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN
PORTION WILL SUBSIDE TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED FROM 31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS
THU AND FROM 31N67W TO HISPANIOLA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 71W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N TO
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT EXCEPT NEAR 20 KT WITHIN 180
NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND
WAVES E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING E OF BAHAMAS TO 5 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF 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...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE N HALF OF THE AREA
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT.
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI... 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...BROAD LOW PRES CIRCULATION BETWEEN 77W AND 90W WITH
EMBEDDED 1010 MB LOW NEAR 15N82.5W. TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM
LOW CENTER TO NEAR 19N79W AND ALSO EXTENDS S OF LOW...ARCHING
SE THEN S THEN SW ACROSS COSTA RICA-PANAMA BORDER. ENTIRE
BROAD CIRCULATION EXPECTED TO DRIFT NW NEXT 24 HOURS THEN
RECONFIGURE MORE N TO S ALIGNED ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN TUE
THROUGH THU. EMBEDDED LOW CENTER COULD SLOWLY DEVELOP INTO A
TROPICAL CYCLONE. COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW TO
NEAR 23N55W THEN W-SW TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL SINKS SLOWLY S
INTO FAR N PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON AND
BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF LOW AND TROUGH TO 86W
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NARA SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 19N.
.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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