000
FZNT25 KNHC 202114
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED OCT 20 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...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 30N72W TO N BAHAMAS AND WILL
MOVE TO 31N68W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU AFTERNOON AND TO 29N65W
TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE SHIFTING E OF AREA
SAT. TRADES INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N
OF AREA THIS WEEKEND. THE HIGH SHIFTS NE OF THE AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF
TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N OF 27N NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 27N W OF 72W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL MEANDER OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN SHIFT N OF THE AREA
FRI WITH A RIDGE DISSECTING THE GULF FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N PART.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS N PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 26N.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 17N82W DRIFTS SLOWLY S
THROUGH FRI THEN MOVES W INTO CENTRAL AMERICA NEAR HONDURAS
AND NICARAGUA OVER THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E
OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE
OF LOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW.
.SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N
OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 78W.
.SUN...S OF 18N W OF 84W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS.
.MON...N OF 17N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.

$$