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FZNT25 KNHC 232049
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 THROUGH 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
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 28N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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
.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.
.MON NIGHT AND 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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 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 16.1N 84.2W 1000 MB AT 5
PM 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 16.5N
87.2W SUN AFTERNOON...AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 16.5N 88.9W LATE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 19N W OF 83W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE
QUADRANT...75 NM NW QUADRANT...AND OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
60 NM SE AND 15 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS
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 105 NM NE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS AND OVER FORECAST
WATERS WITHIN 60 NM SE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS
65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER
FORECAST WATERS 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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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