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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 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...TROPICAL STORM EARL NEAR 16.9N 56.9W 989 MB AT 5 AM
EDT IS MOVING W AT 16 KT. EARL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO TURN NW
AND INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AS IT REACHES NEAR 17.3N 59.1W
THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 17.9N 61.4W BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
TO 18.7N 63.6W BY MON AFTERNOON...AND ENTER THE SE PORTION OF
THE SW N ATLC TUE AND WED. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL
MAINTAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS ACROSS THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N E OF 66W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S
OF 13N 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 15N E OF 65W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 F...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF 65W
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 8 TO 10 FT FAR
NE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN SPIRAL BANDS NE PART
TONIGHT. .MON...N OF 17N E OF 66W WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF
66W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 10 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM
14N TO 16N INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT FROM 14N TO 16N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 69W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 71W NE TO E 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN
SPIRAL BANDS NE PART. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 17N BETWEEN 63W AND
66W. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FROM 14N TO 16N S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT FROM 14N TO 16N 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN SPIRAL BANDS NE PART.
.TUE...E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH
EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED AND THU...W OF 66W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE
WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL THROUGH
EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE...80 NM SE...15 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS
OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 55 KT...INCREASING TO 65 KT
GUSTS TO 80 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
170 NM NE...80 NM SE...30 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST
SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. FROM 12N TO 14N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FROM 13N TO 20N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
140 NM NE...100 NM SE...75 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF
EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT...INCREASING TO 90 KT
GUSTS 100 KT MON NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 16N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS N OF 18N W OF 63W SHIFTING NW LATE.
ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 58W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATE. N OF 18N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 12 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE
TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W
TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
.WED AND THU...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER N OF 15N. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF U.S. WILL
BUILD S TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS
THROUGH TUE BEFORE TROPICAL STORM EARL ENTERS THE AREA FROM THE
SE. TROPICAL STORM EARL CURRENTLY SE OF AREA NEAR 16.9N 56.9W
19.9N 65.4W AS A HURRICANE LATE MON NIGHT...THEN TRACK NW TO
NEAR 23.5N 69.0W BY LATE TUE NIGHT...AND TO THE N CENTRAL
WATERS WED INTO EARLY THU BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA. LONG PERIOD
E SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO FAR SE WATERS EARLY MON IN ADVANCE OF
EARL.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 74W LATE MON NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY THU...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO
10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT OF
BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF
75W. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N E OF 69W NE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT...AND TO POSSIBLE TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS BY TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL... BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER TUE. N OF 26N W OF 69W
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EARLY MON WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON AND TUE.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EARLY MON...BUILDING TO 12 FT OR
GREATER MON NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE E OF 71W LATE
TUE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF
BAHAMAS TUE... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SQUALLS SPREADING INTO SE PORTION.
.WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 74W
WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER. N OF 24N W OF 74W NE WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 70W INCREASING
TO SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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