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FZNT25 KNHC 242132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...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 AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RICHARD IN THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL 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 A REMNANT LOW BY WED AFTERNOON. 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 NORTHERN GULF THU AND STALL FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 17.2N 88.0W 981 MB AT 5 PM
EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80
KT GUSTS 95 KT. RICHARD WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE THIS
EVENING. MEANWHILE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER
THROUGH TUE WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO MODERATE OVER THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 19N W OF 86W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 90 NM NE...60 NM SE...50 NM SW...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS.
HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 95 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA
OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S
OF 20N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 84W.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 17N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E
OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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