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FZNT26 KNHC 231513
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 23 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...A 1007 MB AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR 13N75W WILL MOVE
FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE W CARIBBEAN TODAY AND
TONIGHT...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...APPROACHING CENTRAL
AMERICA FRI AND SAT. THE LOW WILL THEN LINGER IN THE GULF OF
HONDURAS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN AND MON. EASTERLY
TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
EXCEPT NUMEROUS NEAR LOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 15N. E OF
71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN
68W AND 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF
15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGING WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES REMAINING ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRI NIGHT. TRADES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
DURING THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGING WEAKENS
AND SHIFTS TO THE E.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 71W E WINDS
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF
28N FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 28N FRI NIGHT EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG
COASTS OF CUBA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN.
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

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