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FZNT25 KNHC 220240
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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. THE
EASTERLY TRADES INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS A 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 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN MIXED 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 SUN NIGHT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS A HURRICANE
THEN WEAKEN MOVING N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO NEAR
21.5N 89.0W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 2 TO 4 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...S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
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 15.9N 80.5W 1006 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING S SE OR 160 DEG AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. RICHARD WILL STRENGTHEN TO 40 KT GUSTS TO
GUSTS 55 KT NEAR 15.8N 81.6W AT 8 PM FRI...STRENGTHEN TO 55 KT
TO BECOME A HURRICANE WITH 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 16.5N 84.0W
TROPICAL STORM NEAR 19.5N 89.0W AT 8 PM MON...AND ENTER THE
GULF OF MEXICO AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 21.5N 89.0W AT 8

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 84W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON S OF 20N
W OF 84W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 100 NM E AND 60 NM W
SEMICIRCLES OF RICHARD HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT
INCREASING 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT FRI...AND 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT FRI NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER TONIGHT EXPANDING TO 300 NM
FRI NIGHT 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E OF RICHARD.
.SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN
120 NM E AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS
TO 80 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS
BUILDING TO 35 FT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER.
.TUE...N OF 20N W OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NW PART.

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