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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 16.5N 85.5W 995 MB AT 5
AM EDT MOVING WEST 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO
75 KT. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE ALONG
THE COAST OF HONDURAS THIS MORNING AND BE NEAR 16.8N 87.1W BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ASHORE AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
STORM NEAR 17.2N 89.0W TONIGHT. RICHARD WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 17.6N 90.3W BY MON AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVE TO 18.2N 91.4W BY MON NIGHT...BEFORE ENTERING THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE AS A REMNANT LOW EARLY TUE. ELSEWHERE MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W TONIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL N OF THE FORECAST AREA
MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N E OF 75W. S OF 27N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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