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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT MON OCT 25 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 N OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA
FRI MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N 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 NE 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...TROPICAL STORM RICHARD WILL WEAKEN OVER FAR NE
GUATEMALA AND SOUTHERN MEXICO TODAY...THEN EMERGE OVER THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.9N 91.8W TONIGHT AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
RICHARD WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT MOVES NW TUE REACHING 21.1N
93.9W BY TUE NIGHT...AND 23.0N 95.0W AS A REMNANT LOW BEFORE
DISSIPATING ON THU. 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 AND DISSIPATE
FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N98W FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT 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...TROPICAL STORM RICHARD WILL WEAKEN OVER FAR NE
GUATEMALA AND SOUTHERN MEXICO TODAY...THEN EMERGE OVER THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.9N 91.8W TONIGHT AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
SUSTAINED WINDS OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS ARE JUST BELOW
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH
THE MORNING. 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
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N.
.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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