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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 09 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...THE REMNANT TROUGH OF GASTON IS N OF 15N ALONG 76W
AND WILL CONTINUE MOVING W ACROSS JAMAICA AND THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE MORE W-SW ACROSS THE W
CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT MORNING...THEN INTO CENTRAL AMERICA
AND ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. BROAD LOW
PRESSURE NEAR 13N59W WILL MEANDER THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN
TO SHIFT NW INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT THEN MOVE
MORE W-NW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR THIS LOW TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL
N ATLC WATERS N OF 15N SUN NIGHT AND MON. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
IGOR WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A
HURRICANE AND APPROACH THE FAR E TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 15N WINDS N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 63W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT THE WINDWARDS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 15N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W VARIABLE MAINLY NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF
68W. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. S OF 15N W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 15N E OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E
OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS.
.TUE...E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 16N W
OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N W OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E FRI NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. BETWEEN 14N
AND 17N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 14N W OF 58W VARIABLE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 14N E OF 58W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 15N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N VARIABLE MAINLY SW TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 17N.
.TUE...S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM
12N TO 16N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 16N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
N OF 16N E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC
EXTENDING SW TO N FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU WITH A REINFORCING
SECOND COLD FRONT ARRIVING FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THE FRONTS WILL
MERGE AND STALL S OF BERMUDA AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT
AND SUN...THEN DRIFT NW WHILE DISSIPATING MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ACROSS BAHAMAS
THROUGH FLORIDA STRAITS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
AND AHEAD OF FRONTS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N W
OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF
73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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