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FZNT26 KNHC 241521
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 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...HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 16.9N 86.9W 991 MB AT 11 AM
EDT MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75
KT GUSTS 90 KT. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE
THIS EVENING AS AN 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT HURRICANE NEAR 17.4N
88.4W THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.8N 90.2W
EARLY MON MORNING...THEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 18.4W
91.7W MON EVENING. MEANWHILE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL
PERSIST OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE WITH A
WEAK WIND FLOW REGIME SETTING UP WED AND THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 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...HIGHEST NW
PART.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .WED...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL
PORTION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PREVAIL N OF THE FORECAST AREA MAINTAINING MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT TONIGHT...HIGHEST E CENTRAL PORTION
...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL
TROUGH.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO
S NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 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 4 TO 7
FT IN SE 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 NE TO E 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO 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 BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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