000 FZNT26 KNHC 222110 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 22 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 RICHARD AT 15.8N 81.1W 1005 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WEST 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. RICHARD WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY THROUGH SUN AND BE NEAR 16.3N 83.7W SAT AFTERNOON...AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 17.2N 86.9W SUN AFTERNOON. IT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 17.5N 88W MON. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE FROM 29N65W TO 26N73W WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THIS WEEKEND. ELY TRADES INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS E TO W JUST N OF THE FORECAST AREA. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$