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FZNT25 KNHC 220933
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 31N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE TO
28N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT AND WILL BE OUT OF AREA
SAT NIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TONIGHT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 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...RIDGE WILL BUILD S FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE TODAY. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AND S CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT 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
THEN WEAKEN MOVING NW INTO THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR
21.0N 91.5W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF
26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 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 80.3W 1005 MB AT 5
AM EDT NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS
TO 45 KT. RICHARD WILL STRENGTHEN TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR
15.9N 80.8W THIS AFTERNOON...STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT
NEAR 15.9N 81.5W LATE TONIGHT...STRENGTHEN TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT
NEAR 16.0N 83.0W SAT AFTERNOON. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
HURRICANE WITH 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT NEAR 17.5N 87.5W LATE SUN
NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR
19.0N 90.0W LATE MON NIGHT...AND ENTER THE GULF OF MEXICO AS A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 21.0N 91.5W LATE TUE NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 85W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON S OF 20N W OF
85W... .TODAY THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF RICHARD. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT
INCREASING TO 50 KT GUST TO 60 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER
TONIGHT EXPANDING TO 180 NM TONIGHT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF RICHARD.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100
E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT
INCREASING TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT
100 NM SE QUADRANT 60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT
LATE SUN NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT INCREASING TO
70 KT GUSTS 85 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT BUILDING
TO 25 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER.
.TUE...S OF 20N W OF 86W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 85W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 85W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS W PART.

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