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FZNT25 KNHC 230253
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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...ELY TRADES WILL 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 ALONG 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 SUN
NIGHT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS A HURRICANE THEN WEAKEN
OVER LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF
NEAR 20.0N 91W 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 82.4W 1007 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING WEST 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO
50 KT. RICHARD WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND BE NEAR 16.1N 84.8W
SAT NIGHT...AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 16.8N
88.1W SUN NIGHT. IT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 17N88W SUN NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 81W...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT S OF 19N W OF 85W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM
NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM
NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO 45
KT GUSTS 55 KT SAT NIGHT...AND 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT SUN. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER IN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS 19 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 NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE
QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM NW QUADRANT AND 50 NM SW
QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS
WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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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