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FZNT26 KNHC 182052
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 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...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS CONTINUE OVER
TROPICAL WATERS N OF 16N IN ASSOCIATION WITH HURRICANE IGOR N
OF AREA. IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY WITH
ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA MON NIGHT. 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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL EXPOSED
ATLC PASSAGES.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. 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 7 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF
72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING
5 TO 7 FT IN E PASSAGES LATE.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6
TO 9 FT WED NIGHT AND THU.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 14 FT LATE. FROM 15N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. S
OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WINDWARDS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. FROM 14N TO 19N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF
14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL...
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N LATE.
.WED...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 27.1N 64.3W 945 MB AT 5 PM AST
MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 12 KT. IGOR IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT AND MOVE TO NEAR
28.4N 65.0W TONIGHT...THEN MOVE N OF AREA NEAR 30.5N 65.4W SUN
AFTERNOON. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL IMPACT THE
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS
THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF IGOR LATE MON THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS N OF 23N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS
12 FT OR GREATER E OF 75W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS
N OF 22N E OF 80W SUN AND SUN NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT NEAR
CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 AND SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IGOR CENTER.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 30N EARLY. ELSEWHERE W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS
12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA...SUBSIDING TO 10
TO 15 FT LATE. 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 BECOMING NE OVER WATERS N OF
25N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY 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 E BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMA CHAIN. .THU..S OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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