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FZNT25 KNHC 300934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE NOV 30 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE REGION TODAY AS
AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NEAR 28N80W TO 22.5N65W
MOVES SW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND E WATERS AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS
EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 30N70W THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU
MORNING...FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA THU EVENING...FROM
26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI EVENING...AND OVER FAR SE WATERS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG DISSIPATING FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW
PART LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF
75W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E
OF 75W. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS
AHEAD OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL. W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 75W N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM
NE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE OFF THE
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS THIS MORNING THEN RACE ACROSS THE
BASIN REACHING FROM FT MEYERS TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED
MORNING...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL BY WED EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 90W THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SQUALLS AND
TSTMS PRECEDING THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
SHIFT TO THE S LOUISIANA COAST LATE WED AND PROMOTE GRADUALLY
VEERING AND DIMINISHING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
SAT...WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY OVER THE WESTERN WATERS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO
8 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT...THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT NW OF FRONT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THROUGH
TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING FRI TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NW ATLC WILL MAINTAIN A STRONG
PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
WEAKENING LATE TONIGHT AND WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL WED BEFORE STALLING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING
OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH
FRI. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA.
LARGE NE SWELLS WILL ARRIVE AT NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC
WED AND BLEED THROUGH THE PASSAGES THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THU.
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WILL LINGER OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11
FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS NW WATERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT.

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