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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 LATER THIS MORNING...AND
MAKE LANDFALL LATE TONIGHT 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. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE
OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUE AND WED. THE FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 16.5N 85.5W 995 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING WEST 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO
75 KT. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE ALONG
THE COAST OF HONDURAS THIS MORNING AND BE NEAR 16.8N 87.1W BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ASHORE AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
STORM NEAR 17.2N 89.0W TONIGHT. RICHARD WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 17.6N 90.3W BY MON AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVE TO 18.2N 91.4W BY MON NIGHT...BEFORE ENTERING THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE AS A REMNANT LOW EARLY TUE. ELSEWHERE MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 19N W OF 84W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 105 NM NW QUADRANT...80 NM NE
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM S SEMICIRLCE. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE 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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