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FZNT25 KNHC 082208
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 08 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...STRONG HIGH PRES OF 1035 MB OVER NE U.S. MAINTAIN
STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF BASIN THROUGH MON. LOW PRES
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR CUBA AND S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT OR
SUN...THEN TRACK NW ALONG OR NEAR FLORIDA COAST THROUGH MON.
RIDGE EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO SE BAHAMAS TUE THROUGH THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E WINDS
INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF
70W. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 72W.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 70W.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE MID ATLC STATES WILL
CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH LOW PRES ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
AND S FLORIDA TO PRODUCE INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW OVER NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE E GULF OVERNIGHT AND DRIFT NW ACROSS NE PORTIONS
THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY N OF THE LOW.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON TUE AS THE LOW TRACKS
NE AND INLAND ACROSS THE NE GULF. A WEAK TROUGH WILL EXTEND
FROM THE LOW SW TO THE YUCATAN TUE AND WED THEN SHIFT E ACROSS
FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 89W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT E OF 89W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
10 FT S OF 28N LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT EARLY THU...THEN BECOMING N OF 27N W TO NW 10 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY
THU THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 FT N OF 27N LATE THU. S OF 25N NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT GRADUALLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY THU
MORNING THEN BECOMING N WINDS THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT THEN
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED...E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 25N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU. S OF 25N W
OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE THU.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WED MAINTAINING LIGHT CONDITIONS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 17N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 17N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 78W SE 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 78W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT E OF 78W 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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