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FZNT25 KNHC 181507
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU NOV 18 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...AN INITIAL COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO
27N80W WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA TONIGHT AND WILL BE
OVERTAKEN BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND E
TO W ALONG THE SE PORTION SAT AND WEAKEN SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT INCREASING WINDS AND
SEAS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 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 OCCASIONALLY 25 KT
AT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND MON...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 OCCASIONALLY
25 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5
TO 8
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NAPLES BAY TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. A SECOND COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS
WILL OVERTAKE THE FIRST COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
MERGED FRONT MOVING 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N TONIGHT.
.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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 26N 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...A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM
21N83W TO NE NICARAGUA WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THROUGH
THE GREATER ANTILLES FRI THROUGH SAT 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.TONIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 83W FRI AND SAT.
.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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