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FZNT25 KNHC 101529
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 10 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...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES RIDGE JUST
N OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG E-NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA N OF 23N TODAY.
THE RIDGE WILL DRIFT N AND RELAX THE PRES GRADIENT FURTHER
DIMINISHING THE WINDS AND SEAS TUE THROUGH FRI. WEAK TROUGH
ENTERS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA THU AND EXTENDS FROM 31N70W
TO 23N74W LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W.
.TONIGHT 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND
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...LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA WILL DRIFT W NW AND MAY
ENTER NE CORNER OF GULF LATE TONIGHT THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS
NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES
SW TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS
THE E GULF AS THE LOW TRACKS BACK TO THE NE. HIGH PRES WILL
THEN BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND T0NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
26N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATES 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 N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 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 WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO
MODERATE E TRADE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL
FRESHEN OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED AND SPREAD W INTO THE E
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS IN N OF THE AREA
FROM THE E.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AMD TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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