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FZNT25 KNHC 092309
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT SUN OCT 09 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 1033 MB OVER EASTERN U.S. COMBINED
WITH SURFACE TROUGH ALONG FLORIDA E COAST MAINTAIN VERY STRONG
E-NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF BASIN N OF 24N THROUGH MON. RIDGE
DRIFT N RELAXES GRADIENT AND DIMINISHES WIND AND SEAS TUE
THROUGH FRI. WEAK TROUGH ENTERS BASIN FROM THE NW THU AND REACH
FROM 31N73W TO 21N76W LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 75W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W E WINDS 25 KT TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO
22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER
IN NUMEROUS TSTMS ENTIRE BASIN.
.MON...N OF 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 26N 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 72W.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS
20 KT BECOMING S AT 10 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF
27N W OF 70W.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
SE SWELL. E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT W
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES
FORMING OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TO NEAR GALE
WINDS OVER THE NE PORTION TONIGHT. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE
N OVER THE EASTERN GULF MON THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS
NE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL THEN
DIMINISH AS THE LOW TRACKS FURTHER NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. LATE
TUE NIGHT AND WED. A WEAK TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM LOW PRES SW
TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE THROUGH WED...THEN SHIFT EASTWARD
ACROSS FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD SE
OVER THE FAR NW GULF FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N N TO NE
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 24N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TILL
AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF 83W. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 83W. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 8 FT AND TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 83W SW TO W
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND THU...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING PRES PATTERN DIMINISH FRESH SE BREEZE
ACROSS EASTERN CARIBBEAN WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE E BREEZE OVER
REMAINDER OF BASIN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 78W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 78W.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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