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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL N OF THE FORECAST AREA
MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE 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...TROPICAL STORM RICHARD IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE SUN MORNING...AND MAKE
LANDFALL LATE SUN NIGHT ALONG THE COAST OF BELIZE. RICHARD IS
THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW
GULF NEAR 19N93W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE...THEN DISSIPATE
WED THROUGH THU.

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 NEAR 16.3N 84.6W 995 MB AT
GUSTS TO 75 KT. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A
HURRICANE ALONG THE COAST OF HONDURAS IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS AND
BE NEAR 16.5N 85.9W SUN MORNING...NEAR 16.8N 87.7W SUN
EVENING...AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 17N 88W LATE SUN NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 19N W OF 83W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE
QUADRANT...70 NM NW QUADRANT...AND OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
60 NM SE AND 40 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 N
SEMICIRCLE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE AND
80 NM NW QUADRANTS AND OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 60 NM SE AND
40 NM SW QUADRANTS. 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 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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