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FZNT25 KNHC 211532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 21 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 FROM 31N66W TO N BAHAMAS WILL MOVE TO 31N64W
TO SE BAHAMAS FRI THEN E OF THE AREA SAT. TRADES INCREASE SAT
AND SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. HIGH SHIFTS NE OF
THE AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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...HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MEANDER OVER THE NW GULF
THROUGH TONIGHT. RIDGE BUILDS S FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AND S CENTRAL GULF SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS TROP STORM RICHARD
INTENSIFIES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL MON ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO
SE N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF
24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S 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...TROPICAL STORM RICHARD NEAR 16.2N 80.4W AT 1500 UTC
1006 MB MOVING SE AT 5 KT WILL MOVE TO 16.0N 80.4W TONIGHT
15.9N 80.9W FRI 16.0N 81.6W FRI NIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO A
HURRICANE NEAR 16.2N 82.4W SAT. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL MON ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF
RICHARD WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE 35
TO 50 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT TONIGHT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF RICHARD
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W 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 E OF RICHARD.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE EXPANDING TO 105 NM E
SEMICIRCLE AND 45 TO 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE SAT. HIGHEST WINDS 50
KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT SUN. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR RICHARD. .MON...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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

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