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FZNT25 KNHC 180326
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N74W TO 27N80W WILL
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO 27N80W THU AFTERNOON AND WILL BE
REINFORCED WITH FRESH NW WINDS BEGINNING LATE THU. THE FRONT
WILL LIE FROM 25N65W TO 22N77W FRI EVENING AND MOVE SE OF AREA
LATE SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS S OF 30N. 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. 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 WITHIN 240 NM AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...W 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...W 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 E 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...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT E
OF 72W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT W OF 73W AND 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN AND
MON E OF 73W. S OF 23N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS STALLED FROM NAPLES
FLORIDA TO 24N93W. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS
LATE TONIGHT...MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD FRONT FRI
MORNING...AND PASS SE OF THE GULF BY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF
THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WEST GULF LATE FRI THROUGH MON.

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 LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5
TO 8 FT S OF 25N THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
E TO SE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT.
.FRI...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 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH LIES FROM 19N85W TO 13N81W. THE TROUGH
WILL DRIFT TO N OF 17N ALONG 84W THU AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT BEFORE
MOVING THROUGH THE GREATER ANTILLES SAT AND REACHING THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN THEN DISSIPATING MON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL INCREASE THE NE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W.
.THU...E OF TROUGH TO 77W N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.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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