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FZNT25 KNHC 171525
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED NOV 17 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF
THE AREA WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA TONIGHT AND FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE THU...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS S
ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BRINGING AN INCREASE
IN WINDS AND SEAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW 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 EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF 77W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 77W. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...FROM 20N TO 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY
IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY THU AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS
AND SEAS. THE SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE N WATERS.
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION LATE
FRI THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 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 AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR 16N82W WITH TROUGH
EXTENDING NW TO NEAR 20N85W. THE LOW PRES WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT
BUT THE TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING
REACHING THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SAT AND SUN
INCREASING THE NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W.
.THU...E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT N OF
18N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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