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FZNT26 KNHC 242131
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 17.2N 88.0W 981 MB AT 5 PM
EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80
KT GUSTS 95 KT. RICHARD WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE THIS
EVENING. MEANWHILE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER
THROUGH TUE WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO MODERATE OVER THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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.
.FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF
70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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 NIGHT...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 IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...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 AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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