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FZNT25 KNHC 182142
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO
27N78W TO 25N81W WILL BE REINFORCED FRI AND ACCELERATE
EASTWARD. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM 28N65W TO 23N81W FRI
AFTERNOON AND MOVE JUST SE OF THE AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE..N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W
OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LIES ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE GULF
AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM
MOBILE ALABAMA TO NEAR 20N96W WILL OVERTAKE THE FIRST COLD
FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING SE OF
THE GULF TONIGHT. 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 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 S OF 23N.
SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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...1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 17N85W LIES ON A TROUGH ALONG
85W OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH AND LOW WILL DRIFT W
AND DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE GREATER ANTILLES FRI
THROUGH SAT REACHING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN THEN DISSIPATE
MON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE NE FLOW

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 83W.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT N
OF 18N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
GULF OF HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF
19N E OF 81W.

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