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FZNT25 KNHC 260920
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED OCT 26 2011

...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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TODAY. A RIDGE
WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND THU THEN SHIFT E FRI
ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI
NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO W CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT.
HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT APPROACHES NW CUBA LATE FRI

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING TO N BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT FAR NW LATE THU NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PART
BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING FAR SW

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND NE TO SW OVER THE NW WATERS
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AFTERNOON OR
EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO
INTERACT WITH HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA. RINA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 20.5N 87.0W THU
AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND TURN NE TO NEAR 21.8N
86.6W LATE THU NIGHT...23.5N84.5W LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN TURN E
AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.5N 83.0W LATE SAT...AND
23.5N82W LATE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N E OF 88W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11
FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.
.THU THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS TO 120 KT DIMINISH TO 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT THU NIGHT...70
KT GUSTS 85 KT FRI NIGHT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. S OF 25N E OF
89W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. N OF 26N WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N THU NIGHT
THROUGH SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S TO SW 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SW PART...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
SPREADING FROM S TO N OVER THE S PORTION.
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EARLY S OF 25N W OF 84W...THEN
BECOMING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 8 TO
12 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N...SHIFTING TO FAR E PORTION LATE.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W
DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...EXCEPT W OF 84W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N...BECOMING MORE CONCENTRATED SE
PORTION SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 25N TO
26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS TO 115 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 18.2N 85.8W THIS
AFTERNOON...NEAR 19.2N 86.6W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 20.5N 87.0W
THU AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND TURN NE AS IT REACHES
TO NEAR 21.8N 86.6W LATE THU...NEAR 23.5N 84.5W LATE FRI...AND
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM WHILE TURN E TO NEAR 23.5N 83.0W
LATE SAT...AND TO NEAR 23.5N 82.0W LATE SUN.
A TROUGH OVER THE E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS WHILE DISSIPATING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 84W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF
CENTER...EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS
TO 115 KT...INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 E SEMICIRCLE...90
NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST BUILDING TO
26 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 82W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E
AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120
KT...DIMINISHING TO 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
OR GREATER WITHIN 100 E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NW AND 90 NM SW
QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI S OF 19N.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI...EXCEPT N
OF 20N 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 83W...SHIFTING TO N
OF 19N LATE FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 81W AND 84W WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N.

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