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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 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 SW N ATLC THROUGH THU. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU NIGHT...AND WILL
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY FRI NIGHT...BEFORE STALLING
FROM 26N65W THROUGH CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE SAT. LOW PRES WILL
APPROACH FROM THE SE TO 26N66W BY FRI MORNING...THEN SHIFT N
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N W OF 75W
EARLY. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF
27N E OF 68W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT AND S OF 26N E OF 70W.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. SW
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD LOCATED NEAR 19.4N
92.5W NEAR THE GULF OF CAMPECHE. RICHARD WILL WEAKEN TO A
REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY NEAR 20.3N 93.6W AND WILL BE NEAR
21.9N 94.6W TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING WED AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW HAS INCREASED OVER THE NW GULF
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE U.S. SOUTHERN PLAINS
TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE N OF THE AREA WED. A
SECOND FRONT WILL SURGE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO BY LATE
THU...THEN STALL FROM S FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 19N94W BY
LATE FRI...BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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 ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT LATE.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED WITH WINDS
DIMINISHING TO MODERATE THU THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT. A WIND SURGE WILL ACCOMPANY THE
TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI...AND THE
FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT... NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .THU...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 18N 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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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