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FZNT25 KNHC 222111
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 SHEAR LINE FROM 29N65W TO 26N73W WILL WEAKEN AND
DISSIPATE THIS WEEKEND. ELY TRADES INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS A
RIDGE BUILDS E TO W JUST N OF THE FORECAST AREA.

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 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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDS S FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE.
TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S CENTRAL
GULF 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 OVER
LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR
20.0N 91.5W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E 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 AND SUN...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 NIGHT AND 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 OF 24N.
.WED...S OF 24N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
25N NE 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 1005 MB AT 5
PM EDT MOVING WEST 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO
50 KT. RICHARD WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY THROUGH SUN AND BE NEAR
16.3N 83.7W SAT AFTERNOON...AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
HURRICANE NEAR 17.2N 86.9W SUN AFTERNOON. IT WILL MOVE INLAND
NEAR 17.5N 88W MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON S OF 20N W OF
85W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50
KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT SAT NIGHT. 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. .SUN THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 105 NM E SEMICIRCLE...75 NM NW QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW
QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. 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.
.WED...W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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