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FZNT26 KNHC 180240
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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 24.6N 62.0W 947 MB AT 11 PM
AST MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95
KT GUSTS 115 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 25.6N 63.2W AT 8 AM
AST SAT AND CONTINUE FURTHER N OF AREA THEREAFTER. OTHERWISE A
WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE
CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY TRADES RESUMING TUE

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 67W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN NE SWELL. E OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 66W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL IN NE
ATLC PASSAGES.
.MON...W OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF
69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E WINS 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 21N BETWEEN 59W AND 65W...
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N EARLY. HIGHEST
WINDS 34 TO 63 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT N OF 15N
WITH HIGHEST ALONG 22N. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 20N
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
17 FT IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION. S OF 15N SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. 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 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E WINS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.WED...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 24.6N 62.0W 947 MB AT 11 PM AST
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS 115 KT. IGOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT NEAR
25.6N 63.2W AT 8 AM AST SAT...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT NEAR 27.1N 64.4W LATE SAT...NEAR 29.1N 65.0W
EARLY SUN...THEN EXIT THE N PORTION NEAR 31.7N 64.5W AT 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT LATE SUN. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL
IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES BUILD S
ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF IGOR MON THROUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS N OF 22N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. EYE
DIAMETER 19 NM. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 75W TONIGHT...
SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 22N E OF 80W SUN.
HIGHEST SEAS 48 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS WITH N SWELL 6 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND SUN.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IGOR.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N 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 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMA CHAIN.

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