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FZNT26 KNHC 080859
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 08 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 OTTO LOCATED N OF THE AREA NEAR
THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY BEFORE
DIMINISHING THERE TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM JAMAICA TO
WESTERN PANAMA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MOST OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A SURFACE LOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE TROUGH
NEAR 14N79W AND IS ALSO EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...N OF 16N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY N OF 16N E OF 69W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 15N W OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 57W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 60W TODAY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 13N SE TO S WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 16N AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N.
.SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 18N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 24.8N 65.5W WITH MAXIMUM
25.9N 63.6W FRI AFTERNOON AS IT STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE AND
THEN CONTINUES NE AWAY FROM THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
IN ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND W OF OTTO. A WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH IN THE WAKE OF OTTO WILL LINGER ACROSS SE WATERS FROM
NEAR 22N65W TO 20N71W SAT THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 67W...
.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
150 NM OF CENTER OF OTTO. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT
BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM
OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 72W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF 72W N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 72W S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO
10 FT LATE E OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR TROPICAL STORM.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW
TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N E OF 68W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT
IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT N OF 27N W OF 75W LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS W OF 70W MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
TROUGH TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF TROUGH S
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 25N.

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