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FZNT26 KNHC 021533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 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 WAS JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA EXPECTED TO MOVE TO
26.4N 66.5W THIS EVENING...AND TO 28.9N 66.7W BY FRI MORNING.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION GASTON CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL EAST OF THE
IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS LATE MON AS A HURRICANE. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES
GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W...AND S OF
16N W OF 72W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 67W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 66W SHIFTING TO NE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 64W THIS AFTERNOON...
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 14N TO 19N E OF 58W LATE
MON IN ASSOCIATION WITH GASTON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE
TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER
WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM W QUADRANTS...SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 58W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N N
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL. S OF
14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER ASSOCIATED WITH GASTON EXPECTED FROM 15N TO 21N E OF
58W. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 5 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW FAR SE PORTIONS. SEAS 4 TO 6

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
MOVING N AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT.
EARL WILL EXIT THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 36.5N 73.5W BY FRI MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM FIONA OVER THE SE PORTION NEAR 24.4N 65.8W AT 11
AM EDT IS MOVING NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 26.4N 66.5W THIS
EVENING...TO 28.9N 66.7W BY FRI MORNING...THEN TO 31.3N 65.7W
FRI EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W ASSOCIATED
WITH EARL...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N E OF 68W ASSOCIATED WITH
FIONA...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH EARL WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM
SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS TO 145
KT...DIMINISHING TO TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS
OVER FORECAST WATERS TO 40 FT...AND SUBSIDING TO 20 FT BY LATE
TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM WINDS LIFT N OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. IN
ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FIONA...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55
KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 250 NM NE...240 NM SE...180 NM SW
AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
26N E OF 79W WINDS 20 T0 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 79W W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL..EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
FIONA WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SW AND 45 NM NW
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED SWELL E OF 76W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF
76W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 68W S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF
30N E OF 68W EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL MIXED WITH SE SWELL. N
OF 26N W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N
E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN RESIDUAL N AND NE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF

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