000
FZNT26 KNHC 250331
OFFN05

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1130 PM 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...HURRICANE RICHARD HAS MADE LANDFALL EARLIER THIS
EVENING IN BELIZE AND WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.3N 88.6W 981 MB AT 11
PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
80 KT GUSTS 100 KT OVER LAND. RICHARD WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
WESTWARD AND WEAKEN OVER LAND AND ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN WILL DECREASE OVER NIGHT. MEANWHILE MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THROUGH TUE WITH TRADE 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.
.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 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI NIGHT.

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.
.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.


$$