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FZNT25 KNHC 221535
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 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 31N63W TO 25N73W WILL WEAKEN TO A
SHEAR LINE FROM 31N60W TO 25N74W SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN. ELY
TRADES INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS E TO W ALONG 33N.
THE RIDGE SHIFTS SE MON AND EXTENDS TO NW BAHAMAS TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. 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 BUILDS 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. 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 15.8N 81.1W 1006 MB AT 11
AM EDT MOVING WEST 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO
45 KT. RICHARD WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND BE
NEAR 15.8N 81.6W TONIGHT...NEAR 16.0N 82.6W SAT...NEAR 16.1N
83.8W SAT NIGHT...AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 16.6N
85.3W SUN. IT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 17.8N 88.4W MON...AND ENTER
THE SW GULF OF MEXICO AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 19N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON S OF 20N W OF
85W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45
KT INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER 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 OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM
OF CENTER. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW
QUADRANT INCREASING TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE
SEMICIRCLE SUN. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO
65 KT GUSTS 75 KT SUN. 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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