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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 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...A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 12N78W IS ASSOCIATED WITH A
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES THAT COVERS THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN
SEA. A TROUGH EXTENDS NE FROM THE LOW TO 17N75W. THIS AREA IS
FORECAST TO DRIFT NW THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS POSSIBLY
REACHING THE COAST OF NICARAGUA BY LATE TUE...WHERE IT MAY
LINGER FOR A FEW DAYS. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NW
PORTIONS OF THE BROAD CIRCULATION. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SW N
ATLC WILL MOVE S AND INTO FAR N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC
LATE MON AND BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10
KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO E WIND THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
W OF 58W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N
INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 18N...AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT... EXCEPT FROM 13N TO 19N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI
AND DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF
13N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 13N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 24N65W TO 23N71W THEN
STATIONARY TO 21N77W. THE STATIONARY PORTION IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN NEARLY THROUGH MON...THEN GRADUALLY DRIFT NW AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT WHILE THE COLD FRONT PORTION MOVES
E OF THE AREA. LARGE NW TO N LINGERING SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN
PORTION WILL SUBSIDE MON NIGHT INTO TUE. A NEW WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED...FROM
31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU...AND FROM 31N65W TO 25N68W THEN
WEAKENING STATIONARY TO NEAR THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 69W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 25N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 69W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. S OF
FRONT S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...
BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 71W WINDS
BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...HIGHEST AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SE OF FRONT TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.


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