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FZNT25 KNHC 241522
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL
PORTION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PREVAIL N OF THE FORECAST AREA MAINTAINING MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT TONIGHT...HIGHEST E CENTRAL PORTION
...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL
TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO
S NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 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 4 TO 7
FT IN SE 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 NE TO E 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO 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 BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RICHARD IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED
TO MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE THIS EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN
OVER LAND BEFORE EMERGING INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.1N
93.0W AS A 25 KT TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN
WILL WEAKEN TO 20 KT AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 20.5N 94.5W EARLY WED
MORNING...BECOMING A REMNANT LOW BY EARLY THU MORNING.
MEANWHILE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF
BY MON NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE U.S.
SOUTHERN PLAINS TUE AND WED. THE FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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
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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N
W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 FT
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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 NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 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...HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 16.9N 86.9W 991 MB AT 11 AM
EDT MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75
KT GUSTS 90 KT. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE
THIS EVENING AS AN 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT HURRICANE NEAR 17.4N
88.4W THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.8N 90.2W
EARLY MON MORNING...THEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 18.4W
91.7W MON EVENING. MEANWHILE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL
PERSIST OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE WITH A
WEAK WIND FLOW REGIME SETTING UP WED AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 19N W OF 85W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER OVER
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...
50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM
NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 83W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 16N TO 19N W OF 86W.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 84W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 84W.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 18N W OF 84W. 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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