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FZNT25 KNHC 202115
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SAT NOV 20 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 22N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT
THROUGH SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN
PORTION THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH CENTER WILL DROP SE
ACROSS THE FAR NE PORTION TUE THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E OF THE
AREA BY WED...WEAKENING THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING E
TO SE W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 78W BETWEEN 22N AND 25N. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION
.TUE...N OF 27N WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 74W
BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
73W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUN
THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE
WED AND PUSH TO JUST OFFSHORE THE NW GULF WATERS LATE THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF
25N AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR
N PART

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 25N TO
27N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
N OF 27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM
25N TO 27N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...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 TO 15 KT .BECOMING SE TO S
5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS ENTERING THE NW CORNER OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WHILE THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT IS
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATING FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL PUSH SE AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN AS STRONG ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD
INCREASING THE NE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME WED AS THE PARENT ATLC HIGH SHIFTS SE
OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC AND WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT N OF 20N AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 17N
E OF 80W 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
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 18N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL
S OF 18N.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO
7 FT S OF 19N E OF 85W.

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