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FZNT26 KNHC 211531
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 21 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...TROPICAL STORM RICHARD NEAR 16.2N 80.4W AT 1500 UTC
1006 MB MOVING SE AT 5 KT WILL MOVE TO 16.0N 80.4W TONIGHT
15.9N 80.9W FRI 16.0N 81.6W FRI NIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO A
HURRICANE NEAR 16.2N 82.4W SAT. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL MON ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 15N SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N
OF 15N SAT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 11N AND 4 TO 5
FT S OF 11N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO N BAHAMAS WILL MOVE TO 31N64W
TO SE BAHAMAS FRI THEN E OF THE AREA SAT. TRADES INCREASE SAT
AND SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. HIGH SHIFTS NE OF
THE AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E
OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF TROUGH S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 23N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 27N W OF 72W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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