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FZNT26 KNHC 311536
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 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...HURRICANE EARL NW OF AREA. TROPICAL STORM FIONA AT
15.9N 55.3W 1006 MB MOVING W-NW AT 21 KT. FIONA FORECAST TO
REACH 18.7N 61.3W EARLY WED...21.1N 63.8W LATE WED...23.4N
65.8W EARLY THU..THEN ENTER SW N ATLC THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 68W SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT
EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR MONA PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7
FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
.THU...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N...
.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN
120 NM NE AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N FROM 60W
TO 63W SE WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 18N W OF
63W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN
BANDS N OF 13N.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 18N. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE. S OF 18N SE 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 18N
DIMINISH LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER SUBSIDE LATE
WED NIGHT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CONTINUE TO EXTEND FROM EASTERN
ATLANTIC SEABOARD S ACROSS WESTERN PART THROUGH EARLY WED.
13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. EARL
STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES TO 21.4N 68.2W EARLY TONIGHT...23.3N
70.3W EARLY WED...25.5N 72.3W LATE WED...28.0N 73.8W EARLY THU
...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY SE OF AREA OVER TROPICAL N ATLC
FORECAST TO REACH 23.4N 65.8W EARLY THU...THEN REACH 27.7N
67.8W EARLY FRI...31.0N 67.5W EARLY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 78W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE...160 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 160 NM NW
QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER 440 NM NE...390 NM NW QUADRANTS AND 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 75W
WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 75W NE TO
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 5 FT. S OF
23N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL BUILD TO 15 FT TONIGHT. N OF
27N W OF 75W NE TO E 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN
BANDS SPREADING NW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND
TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE...170 NM SE...125 NM SW
AND 170 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 120 GUSTS TO
145 KT DIMINISH TO 115 GUSTS 140 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 78W
WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE WED
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISH TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...HURRICANE
AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
EXPECTED N OF 29N FROM 71W TO 78W. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 67W.
ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 78W AND S OF 25N FROM 67W TO 70W WINDS
TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT S OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT EXCEPT TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND
SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA
N OF 27N FROM 66W TO 68W SHIFT N OF AREA SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF
27N W OF 68W WINDS TO 33 KT BECOME SW 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT
SUBSIDE TO 5 FT W OF 77W SAT. S OF 27N E OF 68W WINDS SE TO S
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 68W SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF

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