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FZNT25 KNHC 172128
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W WILL
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO 27N80W THU...FROM28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
FRI...AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SAT. 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
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS S OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N SE 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. ELSEWHERE 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 5 TO 7 FT.
.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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF
23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS..
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...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 FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR
22N92W WILL BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE SE WATERS TONIGHT THEN MOVE
OUT OF AREA EARLY THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N.

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 19N84W. THE LOW PRES WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT BUT THE TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE W CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT AND STALL THROUGH FRI BEFORE MOVING THROUGH THE
GREATER ANTILLES SAT AND REACHING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN THEN
DISSIPATING MON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25
KT N OF 18N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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