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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT MON AUG 30 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
MOVING WNW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110
KT. EARL WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES TO N OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS TO NEAR 19.1N 64.0W THIS AFTERNOON...TO JUST W
OF AREA TO NEAR 20.3N 66.0W BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE NW
INTO THE SW N ATLC TUE MORNING TO 21.9N 67.8W BY TUE
AFTERNOON. A LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN
TROPICAL N ATLC BY EARLY TUE EVENING NEAR 16N56W AS A POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...THEN TRACK WNW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION
TO NEAR 20N64W BY LATE WED NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE FAR SE
WATERS OF THE SW N ATLC EARLY THU. ELSEWHERE...A WEAK PRES
GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN A GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE ALONG WITH
LOWS SEAS ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SEA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 65W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT....N OF 17N E OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N
E OF 67W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FROM
14N TO 16N INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT...AND W TO NW 20
KT MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FROM 14N TO 16N AND
MONA PASSAGE BUILDING TO 8 FT. W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS E OF 67W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
N OF 17N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 68W WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E OF
68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF
70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N W OF 60W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
150 NM NE...140 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF
EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT...INCREASING TO 100 KT
GUSTS TO 120 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE
QUADRANTS...180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 120 NM SW
QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 31 FT...BUILDING TO 42 FT TONIGHT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N W OF 63W SE TO S WINDS
30 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 TO 42 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. N OF 18N E OF 58W
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOME NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOME NW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF LOW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. FROM 14N TO 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 58W
NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 16N W OF 57W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N W
OF 62W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... .DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD S TO
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS THROUGH TUE BEFORE
HURRICANE EARL ENTERS AREA. HURRICANE EARL SE OF AREA AT 18.3N
PORTION NEAR 20.3N 66.0W BY LATE TONIGHT AS IT INTENSIFIES.
EARLY IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK NW TO NEAR 21.9N 67.8W TUE
AFTERNOON... TO NEAR 24.0N 69.6W BY LATE TUE NIGHT...NEAR
29.5N 73.0W BY WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE N OF AREA EARLY THU. LONG
PERIOD SE SWELLS ARE MERGING ACROSS WATERS E OF 70W WITH LONG
PERIOD N SWELL FROM DANIELLE TONIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...CORRECTED
CORRECTED WINDS FOR TODAY
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 76W...
.TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT EXCEPT E OF 70W NE 20 KT...AND S OF 21N E OF 66W INCREASING
TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT S OF
21N E OF 66W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS
FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 70W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SE PORTIONS MON.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE...140 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS
OF EARL...INCREASING TO 110 NM IN THE SW AND 140 NM IN THE NW
QUADRANTS LATE TUE NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120
KT...INCREASING TO 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
40 TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 28N...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF
74W...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE
AND SE SWELL E OF 74W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS
SPREADING SE TO NW OVER E AND CENTRAL PORTIONS.
.WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 76W
WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER. N OF 23N W OF 74W NE WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 70W BECOMING SE
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S OF 28N E OF 72W TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND GREATER. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.


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