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FZNT25 KNHC 200301
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 TROUGH WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT OVER EASTERN WATERS
AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY WED
MORNING...FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU MORNING...FROM
28N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS FRI MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE
AREA SAT WITH HIGH PRES MOVING IN BEHIND THE TROUGH N OF THE
AREA SAT AND HOVERING OVER BERMUDA SUN.

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 TROUGH AND BECOMING W WINDS 10
KT BEHIND TROUGH LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W FROM 22N
TO 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR DEVELOPING TROUGH.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH 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 TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW
WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH 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 TROUGH
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR
TROUGH. .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 HIGH PRES ACROSS THE N GULF WILL BE REINFORCED
BY A NEW HIGH CENTER MOVING SE AND INTO NW GULF WED NIGHT AND
THU. A LARGE HIGH PRES SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL
DOMINATE THE BASIN FRI THEN SHIFT E OFFSHORE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. MODERATE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE W GULF AS
THE PRES GRADIENT BUILDS BETWEEN THIS HIGH AND TROUGHING OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

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 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N.
.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...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N.
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 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE 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 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 18N83W WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH THU THEN DRIFT SW AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL
AMERICA NEAR THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA OVER THE
WEEKEND...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A WEAKENING SHEARLINE
ACROSS N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL LINGER NEAR
20N UNTIL IT DISSIPATES WED NIGHT. 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 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM E QUADRANT. SEAS 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 N OF 17N E OF 84W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW VARIABLE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 KT.
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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