000 FZNT26 KNHC 212057 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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 AT 16.0N 80.4W 1005 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING S SE OR 155 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. RICHARD WILL STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS TO GUSTS 60 KT NEAR 15.7N 81.1W AT 2 PM FRI...STRENGTHEN TO 60 KT TO BECOME A HURRICANE WITH 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR 16.3N 83.0W NEAR 19.5N 88.5W 2 PM MON...AND ENTER THE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE TO 29N65W TO SE BAHAMAS FRI THEN E OF THE AREA SAT. TRADES INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS RIDGE BUILDS E TO W ALONG 33N. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE MON AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS ON TUE. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$