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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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
MOVING W-NW AT 13 KT EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN NW AND REACH
NEAR 18.5N 62.7W MON MORNING THEN PASS JUST NE OF THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS REACHING 19.6N 64.6W MON EVENING THEN BEGIN TO EXIT THE
AREA BY TUE MORNING NEAR 21.1N 66.4W AND MOVE N-NW ACROSS THE
SW N ATLC TUE EVENING AND WED. ELSEWHERE...A WEAK PRES
GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE AND SLIGHT
SEAS ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SEA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 65W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 64W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT EXCEPT TO 12 FT AND GREATER THROUGH EXPOSED
ATLC PASSAGES N OF 16N. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT SE PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
WITH NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 67W NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT THROUGH MONA
PASSAGE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS AND
SQUALLS N OF 14N E OF 67W.
.MON...N OF 17N E OF 65W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH WINDS
TO 40 KT. CONFUSED SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT EXCEPT TO 20 FT AND
GREATER THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES N OF 17N. S OF 17N E OF 65W S TO
SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF 65W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONA
PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL MONA
PASSAGE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
IN BANDS E OF 70W.
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ENDING EARLY N OF 17N E
OF 65W BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING
6 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELLS. E OF 65W S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT THROUGH MONA PASSAGE IN N
SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS NE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC
PASSAGES. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH PERIODS OF 15
TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL
S OF MONA PASSAGE THROUGH THU.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N W OF 60W...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N W OF 57W TONIGHT
AND N OF 17N W OF 60W MON...
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150
NM NE...120 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL.
HIGHEST WINDS 75 GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270
NM NE...120 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST
SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
IN NE AND N SWELL. FROM 12N TO 15N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE AND N SWELL. S OF 12N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
N OF 14N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
150 NM NE...120 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF
EARL. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT MON
NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS BUILD TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS E
TO SE TO 33 KT. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 18N W OF
63W SHIFT NW OF AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W
OF 58W WINDS TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT
SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 18N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOME NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOME NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
.WED AND THU...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER N OF 15N. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD S TO
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS THROUGH TUE BEFORE
HURRICANE EARL ENTERS AREA. HURRICANE EARL SE OF AREA AT 17.9N
21.1N 66.4W TUE MORNING THEN TRACK NW TO NEAR 22.8N 68.2W TUE
EVENING THEN TO NEAR 27.5N 71.5W WED EVENING THEN MOVE N OF
AREA THU. LONG PERIOD SE SWELLS ARE MERGING ACROSS WATERS E OF
70W WITH LONG PERIOD N SWELL FROM DANIELLE TONIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N E OF 69W MON EVENING THROUGH
TUE...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N E OF 66W MON
EVENING AND S OF 25.5N E OF 70W TUE...
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH
OCCASIONAL PERIODS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 8 IN NE
SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30
KT E OF 70W LATE WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF
21N E OF 66W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS...AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 70W LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N W OF
70W. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN
BANDS SE PORTIONS MON.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF
22N E OF 67W MON NIGHT BECOMING HURRICANE CONDITIONS TUE.
HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT BUILDING
25 TO 40 FT BY LATE TUE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW
TO S OF 26N E OF 71W TUE NIGHT GRADUALLY INCREASING TO
HURRICANE CONDITIONS SHIFTING TO S OF 25N E OF 70W BY LATE
TUE. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS TO 145 KT. SEAS BUILDING 20 TO
45 FT. S OF 24N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT AND
GREATER TUE. N OF 24N W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT TUE WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING N OF 26N
E OF 74W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 20 FT TUE
NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SPREADING SE TO NW.
.WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 74W
WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER. N OF 23N W OF 74W NE WINDS
INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 70W BECOME SE 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 28N E OF 72W TROPICAL CYCLONE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND GREATER. ELSEWHERE
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.


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