000 FZNT25 KNHC 170320 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE NOV 16 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT PUSHES INTO THE NW PORTION EARLY WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY WED NIGHT...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 24N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE FRI...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE JUST SE OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 69W NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 69W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N NW 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...EXCEPT E OF 75W 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 76W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 25N88W AND TO JUST S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING WHILE WEAKENING...THEN EXIT THE AREA ON THU MORNING. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA THU AND FRI ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL THEN SLIDE EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 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...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE 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 AREA OF LOW PRES WITH SURFACE TROUGH AXIS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN FROM 16N84W TO 13N78W WILL SLOWLY MOVE WNW AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT INTO THU...AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE EARLY SAT THROUGH SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH INCREASING NE WINDS. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 84W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED E OF 85W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$