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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT WED SEP 01 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 FIONA NEAR 17.4W 60.2W 1004 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING WNW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. FIONA WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT PASSES TO THE
NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 18.9N 62.5W THIS AFTERNOON...TO
21.2N 64.7W LATE TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE
SW N ATLC THU MORNING AND TO 23.5N 66.5W BY THU AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
S OF 15N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 15N EXCEPT ATLC PASSAGES 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.6 FT...EXCEPT
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FAR NE PORTION. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 70W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
14N E OF 69W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 15N W OF 58W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. HIGHEST
WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 15
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 14N E OF 57W E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 57W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE
TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW
PART MOVING NW OF AREA THU MORNING.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
MOVING NW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135
KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 25.8N 72.9W
THIS AFTERNOON...28.5N 74.6W LATE TONIGHT...TO 31.3N 75.2W
THU AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF AREA TO
34.6N 74.W BY LATE THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY SE
OF AREA OVER TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 17.4N 60.2W IS FORECAST TO
REACH NEAR 21.2N 64.7W LATE TONIGHT...23.5N 66.5W THU
AFTERNOON...26.3N 67.3W BY LATE THU NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 29.2N 67.5W BY LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN
TO JUST N OF AREA AS DEPRESSION BY LATE SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 78W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 125 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 110
GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 440 NM NE...300
NM SE...210 NM SW AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 46
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 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 BETWEEN
73W AND 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. S OF 23N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...SHIFTING TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
AND TSTMS E OF 75W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE AND
TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...140 NM SW
AND 175 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135
KT...DIMINISHING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS
TO 46 FT. CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT. IN
ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FIONA TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW AND 75 NM NW
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE...0 NM S SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW
QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W WINDS 20 T0
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 79W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE
SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW AND AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST
WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 KT GUST 45 KT FRI.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST
SEAS 16 FT. CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE FRI NIGHT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...BECOMING SW 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 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 BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL E OF 75W...AND 4
TO 6 FT W OF 75W. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW TO E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E
OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.


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