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FZNT26 KNHC 171533
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 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 IGOR NEAR 23.1N 60.1W 945 MB AT 1100 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105
KT GUSTS 130 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.0N 61.5W THIS
EVENING... 25.4N 63.2W SAT MORNING...27.0N 64.5W SAT
EVENING...28.8N 65.1W SUN MORNING...AND THEN PASS N OF THE
AREA BY LATE SUN. OTHERWISE A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE
PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH EARLY TUE.
A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA LATE TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
NE SWELL. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 15N BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. E OF 68W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES SUN.
.MON...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF
68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF
70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS N OF 19N. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER N OF 16N WITH HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT JUST NE OF
CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN
MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 14N TO 19N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF
14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
11N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...
HIGHEST N PORTION.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
S OF 12N...AND 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N OF 12N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 23.1N 60.1W 945 MB AT 1100 AM
AST MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105
KT GUSTS 130 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.0N 61.5W THIS
EVENING... 25.4N 63.2W SAT MORNING...27.0N 64.5W SAT
EVENING...28.8N 65.1W SUN MORNING...AND THEN PASS N OF THE
AREA BY LATE SUN. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL
IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES RIDGING
WILL BUILD DOWN FROM THE NW IN THE WAKE OF IGOR MON AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 69W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN MIXED SWELL
BUILDING TO 14 TO 24 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF 69W NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF 69W NE OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 76W INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL BUILDING TO
8 TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 69W SW OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS IN SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E
PORTION LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
N OF 23N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER E OF 73W TONIGHT...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED
WATERS N OF 22N E OF 80W BY SUN. HIGHEST SEAS 48 FT NEAR
CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT
PRIMARILY IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS WITH N
SWELL 5 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND BY SUN. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS WITHIN 210 NM OF IGOR.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 22 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST
SE OF BERMUDA. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT HIGHER IN EXPOSED
BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. N
OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA
PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

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