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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 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
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 16.9N 59.4W 1006 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 17 KT. FIONA FORECAST TO REACH 18.7N 62.0W
WED MORNING...THEN ENTER SW N ATLC EARLY THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL NEAR MONA PASSAGE.
ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA. SEAS 12 FT AND
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF
18N FROM 60W TO 63W SE WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N
OF 18N W OF 63W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND
TSTMS IN BANDS N OF 13N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 18N...
DIMINISHING TO SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
AND GREATER SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT ED NIGHT. S OF 18N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
MOVING NW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140
KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 24.5N 71.6W WED
MORNING...27.0N 73.5W WED EVENING...29.8N 75.0W THU MORNING
...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF AREA THU NIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY SE OF AREA OVER TROPICAL N ATLC
FORECAST TO REACH 24.4N 66.5W EARLY THU...THEN REACH 27.8N
67.6W THU EVENING...THEN N OF THE AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 78W...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM
NE...175 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 175 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL.
HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
470 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FEET.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 75W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS 5 FT. S OF 23N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. N OF 27N
W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS
SPREADING NW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE...180 NM SE...125 NM SW AND 175
NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 46 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF
78W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 78W NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE WED
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISH TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 29N FROM 71W TO
78W...SHIFT N OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED E OF 69W. ELSEWHERE N OF
28N E OF 78W AND S OF 25N FROM 67W TO 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S
OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT EXCEPT TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA EARLY
FRI N OF 20N BETWEEN 66W AND 68W SHIFTING N OF AREA IN THE
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33
KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 77W SAT. S OF 27N E OF 68W WINDS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W
SWELL E OF 75W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. FROM 23N TO 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW TO E
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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