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FZNT25 KNHC 230901
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 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 TODAY 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
.TODAY...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 72W
INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8
FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N E OF 75W. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE
GULF WATERS. 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 COAST OF BELIZE AS A TROPICAL
STORM THEN WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW
PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR 19.5N 93.0W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
LATE ON TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N
W OF 87W. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO 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 15.9N 83.2W 1006 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING WEST 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO
50 KT. RICHARD WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND BE NEAR 16.0N 84.3W
THIS AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 16.3N 85.9W LATE TONIGHT. IT WILL
MOVE INLAND NEAR 17N88W SUN NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 82W...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT S OF 19N W OF
86W...
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT
INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 60 KT
GUSTS TO 75 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN THE
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN
120 NM OF CENTER. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS S OF
19N W OF 86W. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
OF 86W. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N.
.WED...W OF 83W E TO SE 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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