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FZNT26 KNHC 010236
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 30 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 SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA NEAR
21N78W TO NORTHERN HONDURAS NEAR 16N86W WILL DRIFT E THROUGH
SAT REACHING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO WESTERN PANAMA BY EARLY SUN
WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOW PRES MAY
DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR NE NICARAGUA FRI MOVING NE OVER
EASTERN CUBA BY SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW...POSSIBLY A DEVELOPING
TROPICAL CYCLONE...MAY FORM ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 47W AS
IT MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT
THEN SLOWS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH NE ATLC PASSAGES SAT AND
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES SUN AND MON.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 14N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING SE TO S SAT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON...N OF 20N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 17N TO 20N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF
17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N75W TO CENTRAL
CUBA NEAR 22N77W WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS E THROUGH FRI. A
TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND ATLC RIDGING TO THE
E IS PROMPTING GALE FORCE CONDITIONS WHICH WILL DIMINISH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DEGENERATE INTO A FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT
BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON. A SERIES OF
WEAK LOW PRES AREAS MAY DEVELOP AND RIDE TO THE N ALONG THE
FRONTAL TROUGH SUN THROUGH TUE. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION SUN THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN SE
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N75W...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 19 FT LATE. N
OF 26N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN
SE SWELL...HIGHEST N PORTION. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST
NE PORTION...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN
150 NM E OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 29N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
15 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N70W...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10
FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL NE
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4
FT SE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 23N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 74W. W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL FAR NW PORTION SUN...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.MON AND TUE...W OF REINFORCING TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N BETWEEN REINFORCING TROUGH AND 72W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. N OF 23N E OF
72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR REINFORCING TROUGH.

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