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FZNT26 KNHC 190916
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 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 OVER THE FAR
N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE
TODAY AS HURRICANE IGOR CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM
THE WATERS. MEANWHILE A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN
WILL PERSIST OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY
TRADES RESUMING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC
MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF 72W TONIGHT. E OF 68W SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC
PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 69W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT
LATE. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN LEE
OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT LATE WED AND
THU.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. FROM 14N TO 20N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 14N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 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...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E
SWELL. .WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 28.9N 65.3W 949 MB AT 5 AM AST
MOVING N NW OR 340 DEG AT 10 KT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. IGOR IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT INTENSITY
THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE MOVING WELL NE OF THE AREA BY THEN.
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 WITH PERSISTENT EASTERLY
FLOW DEVELOPING LATE TUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 71W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N
OF 25N E OF 71W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER E OF 77W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 23N
E OF 80W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 44 FT NEAR
CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12
TO 18 FT. N OF 23N W OF 75W NE WINDS 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. 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 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT. N OF
26N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF 70W N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 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 N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS
10 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 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMA CHAIN.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W.

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