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FZNT25 KNHC 200318
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI NOV 19 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 22N77W WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE FAR SE PORTION BY SAT
AND TO JUST SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALLOWING
WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
SE W OF 79W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA AND IN
CENTRAL BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO
27N 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. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 77W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT W OF 77W 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 26N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 71W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM MOBILE BAY TO 25N89W WILL
SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7
TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT TUE. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT LIES FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO THE
GULF OF HONDURAS. THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE AS THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS
THE FAR NORTHERN CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE
THROUGH EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHWARD BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE NE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25
KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND
SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W AND WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT AND S OF 17N W OF 85W
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 85W 3
TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N W
OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 19N E OF 81W 8 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.
.WED...S OF 19N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N AND 7 TO
9 FT S OF 17N.

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