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FZNT25 KNHC 231528
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 ALONG 32N N OF THE FORECAST AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 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 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 HURRICANE
THEN WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW GULF NEAR
19N93W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE...THEN DISSIPATE WED

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.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 83.5W 1000 MB AT 11
AM EDT MOVING WEST 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO
65 KT. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE ALONG
THE COAST OF HONDURAS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND BE NEAR 16.1N
84.7W TONIGHT...NEAR 16.4N 86.3W SUN...ALONG THE COAST OF
BELIZE NEAR 16.8N 88.0W SUN NIGHT...AND WEAKEN INLAND NEAR

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 18N W OF 82W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
75 TO 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM
S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 20 NM NE QUADRANT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 75 TO 105 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60
NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N OF CENTER WINDS
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF
CENTER. .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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