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FZNT25 KNHC 212058
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...A TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL
MOVE TO 29N65W TO SE BAHAMAS FRI THEN E OF THE AREA SAT. TRADES
INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS RIDGE BUILDS E TO W ALONG 33N. THE
RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE MON AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS
ON TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MEANDER OVER THE NW GULF
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 TROPICAL STORM RICHARD
INTENSIFIES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL MON ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS A HURRICANE AND
MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TUE AS A TROPICAL STORM.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE S OF 23N W OF 87W...
.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.
.SAT NIGHT AND 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.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 87W.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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 AT 16.0N 80.4W 1005 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING S SE OR 155 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. RICHARD WILL STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS TO
GUSTS 60 KT NEAR 15.7N 81.1W AT 2 PM FRI...STRENGTHEN TO 60 KT
TO BECOME A HURRICANE WITH 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 16.3N 83.0W
NEAR 19.5N 88.5W 2 PM MON...AND ENTER THE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON N OF 16N
W OF 84W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 105 NM E AND 40 NM W
SEMICIRCLES OF RICHARD HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT
INCREASING 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT FRI...AND 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT FRI NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF RICHARD.
.SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN
105 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS
TO 80 INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS
BUILDING TO 50 FT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER.
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 19N W OF 86W. ELSEWHERE
W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 85W
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW PART.

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