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FZNT26 KNHC 011531
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 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 FIONA NEAR 17.4W 60.2W 1004 MB AT 11
AM EDT MOVING W-NW 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...REACH 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

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT ATLC PASSAGES 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PORTION. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 146 W
OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
S OF 14N E OF 72W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 59W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. HIGHEST
WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E
SEMICIRCLE...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...
DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 14N
E OF 58W 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 58W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N W OF
63W DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS TO 12 FT AND GREATER
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 60W
WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART
MOVING NW OF AREA EARLY THU.
.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 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135
KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 27.0N 73.7W
TONIGHT ...29.8N 75.0W EARLY THU...THEN AS IT MOVES N OF THE
AREA TO 32.8N 75.0 THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY
SE OF AREA OVER TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 18.7N 61.5W IS FORECAST
TO REACH NEAR 20.2N 63.2W TONIGHT...22.6N 65.3W EARLY
THU...24.9N 66.6W THU NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES NEAR 26.9N 67.1W EARLY FRI...29.0N 67.0W EARLY
SAT...THEN TO JUST N OF AREA AS DEPRESSION EARLY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N E OF 78W...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING THU AND THU NIGHT N OF 22N E OF
68W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF 68W
FRI AND SAT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 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 47 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 78W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF 78W NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 22N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 22N E OF 73W SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE
SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 75W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN
180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...125 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 MOVE N
OF AREA 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 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW
QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 17 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 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS TO 2 FT.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...
50 NM SW AND AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS
55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT W OF 77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E
SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 12 OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N
E OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS TO 3 FT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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