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FZNT25 KNHC 192109
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
OVERNIGHT TO 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY WED MORNING. THE
WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY FROM 21N65W TO THE SE
BAHAMAS WILL LIFT NW AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THU. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS THU MORNING AND FROM 28N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS FRI
MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT WITH HIGH PRES MOVING IN
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W WINDS 10 KT
BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
NEAR OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMING SE TO S WINDS ENTIRE AREA
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NE WINDS S OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM
E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS LATE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W
AND 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...S OF 25N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM 27N85W TO NE COAST OF
YUCATAN WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE ACROSS S FLORIDA THROUGH WED
EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE N GULF EXTENDING SW WILL BE
REINFORCED BY NEW HIGH CENTER MOVING SE AND INTO NW GULF WED
NIGHT AND THU. LARGE HIGH OVER THE E U.S. WILL DOMINATE THE
BASIN FRI THEN SHIFT E THROUGH SAT...ALLOWING MODERATE RETURN
FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE W HALF OF BASIN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 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 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 17N83W WILL MEANDER OVER THE
NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU THEN DRIFT TOWARD THE SW AND MOVE INTO
CENTRAL AMERICA NEAR THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA OVER
THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. WEAKENING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL
LINGER NEAR 20N UNTIL IT DISSIPATES FRI. A TROUGH S OF 17N
WILL PASS E ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM E QUADRANT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7
FT. W OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY E OF 84W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW VARIABLE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM E OF LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.SAT...S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 K.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 19N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N
EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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