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FZNT26 KNHC 181532
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 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...BROAD LOW PRES CIRCULATION BETWEEN 77W AND 90W WITH
EMBEDDED 1010 MB LOW NEAR 15N82.5W. TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM
LOW CENTER TO NEAR 19N79W AND ALSO EXTENDS S OF LOW...ARCHING
SE THEN S THEN SW ACROSS COSTA RICA-PANAMA BORDER. ENTIRE
BROAD CIRCULATION EXPECTED TO DRIFT NW NEXT 24 HOURS THEN
RECONFIGURE MORE N TO S ALIGNED ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN TUE
THROUGH THU. EMBEDDED LOW CENTER COULD SLOWLY DEVELOP INTO A
TROPICAL CYCLONE. COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW TO
NEAR 23N55W THEN W-SW TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL SINKS SLOWLY S
INTO FAR N PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON AND
BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE 10
TO 15 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT S OF 13N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 71W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC
PASSAGES. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT N OF 13N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 13N.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT
INCREASING 15 KT N OF 21N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 19N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 19N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT FROM 13N TO 19N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND
DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF
13N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 13N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 23N55W EXTENDING W-SW TO ACROSS SE
BAHAMAS TO N CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA NEAR 22N78W WILL DRIFT VERY
SLOWLY S ACROSS PORTIONS E OF 70W THROUGH TUE AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE LATE TUE. MODERATE NW TO N SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN
PORTION WILL SUBSIDE TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED FROM 31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS
THU AND FROM 31N67W TO HISPANIOLA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 71W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N TO
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT EXCEPT NEAR 20 KT WITHIN 180
NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND
WAVES E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING E OF BAHAMAS TO 5 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SE OF FRONT TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.

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