000 FZNT26 KNHC 221534 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 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 15.8N 81.1W 1006 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING WEST 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. RICHARD WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND BE NEAR 15.8N 81.6W TONIGHT...NEAR 16.0N 82.6W SAT...NEAR 16.1N 83.8W SAT NIGHT...AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR 16.6N 85.3W SUN. IT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 17.8N 88.4W MON...AND ENTER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .THIS AFTERNOON 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 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON 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 31N63W TO 25N73W WILL WEAKEN TO A SHEAR LINE FROM 31N60W TO 25N74W SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN. ELY TRADES INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS E TO W ALONG 33N. THE RIDGE SHIFTS SE MON AND EXTENDS TO NW BAHAMAS TUE. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 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. $$