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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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 TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA
LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI NIGHT.

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.
.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 HAS MADE LANDFALL THIS EVENING IN
BELIZE. RICHARD WILL WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE EMERGING INTO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.1N 93.0W AS A 30 KT TROPICAL DEPRESSION
EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW BY WED
EVENING. 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 HAS MADE LANDFALL EARLIER THIS
EVENING IN BELIZE AND WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.3N 88.6W 981 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
80 KT GUSTS 100 KT OVER LAND. RICHARD WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
WESTWARD AND WEAKEN OVER LAND AND ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN WILL DECREASE OVER NIGHT. MEANWHILE MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THROUGH TUE WITH TRADE WINDS
DIMINISHING TO MODERATE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 19N W OF 87W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS
WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS OVER LAND
80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 14 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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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