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FZNT26 KNHC 200904
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT MON SEP 20 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...AS HURRICANE IGOR CONTINUES TO MOVE FURTHER N OF
THE AREA EASTERLY TRADES WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD. MEANWHILE A SERIES OF TROUGHS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT
THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT N OF 14N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N
OF 14N TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH. .WED AND THU...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF
13N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S
OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND
TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED
SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL TUE NIGHT. S OF 13N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 34.2N 64.4W 957 MB AT 5 AM AST
MOVING N NE OR 025 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE
WAKE OF IGOR. EASTERLY TRADES WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS
THE REGION TUE THROUGH FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N E OF 68W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 29N E OF 68W UNTIL
EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER OVER EXPOSED WATERS N OF 24N SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT
LATE...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT NE PORTION LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT
NEAR 31N65W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PORTION EARLY.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E BAHAMA
PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMA CHAIN.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI...AND 3 TO 5 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 24N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL.

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