000 FZNT25 KNHC 160833 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE NOV 16 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL RETRACT EASTWARD ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NE WATERS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO NW CUBA LATE WED...AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE THU...AND STALL OVER THE SE WATERS FRI AND SAT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE RAPIDLY E TODAY REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT SUNSET...THEN SLOWING OVER THE SE GULF WATERS LATE WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA THU AND FRI ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE NW AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THU AND REACH THE WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SAT. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 84W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$