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FZNT26 KNHC 172057
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 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...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 23.7N 61.1W 947 MB AT 500 PM
EDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.8N 62.4W TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE WELL N OF AREA NEAR 26.2N 64.0W SAT AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST
OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY TRADES
RESUMING TUE AND WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 67W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN NE SWELL. E OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES.
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 70W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 66W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL IN NE
ATLC PASSAGES.
.MON...W OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF
69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E WINS 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 20N BETWEEN 57W AND 65W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 20N EARLY. HIGHEST
WINDS 34 TO 63 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 15N WITH HIGHEST
SEAS 18 FT ALONG 22N. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 20N THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN
MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. FROM 14N TO 19N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 14N NE
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
11N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E WINS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.WED...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 23.7N 61.1W 947 MB AT 500 PM
EDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. IGOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT NEAR
24.8N 62.4W TONIGHT...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT
NEAR 26.2N 64.0W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT NEAR 27.9N 64.9W SAT NIGHT...THEN EXIT THE N
PORTION AT 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT SUN AFTERNOON. LARGE SWELLS
ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE
PERIOD. HIGH PRES BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF IGOR
MON THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS N OF 22N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 74W TONIGHT...SPREADING W OVER ALL
EXPOSED WATERS N OF 22N E OF 80W BY SUN. HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT
NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12
FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS WITH N
SWELL 5 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND BY SUN. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS WITHIN 175 NM OF IGOR.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT HIGHER IN
EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMA CHAIN.

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