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FZNT25 KNHC 112140
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE OCT 11 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA AND LOWER PRES OVER NW
FLORIDA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE SE TO S FLOW OVER NE PORTION OF
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH WED
THROUGH FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTION OF THE
AREA WED NIGHT...AND REACH FROM 31N69W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA
BY SAT MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL...THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT NW
SAT NIGHT AND REACH FROM 28N80W TO 31N70W BY SUN EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N FROM 71W TO 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 76W SW TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS NW BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
3 FT OR LESS NW BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS BETWEEN 70W AND 77W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W
OF 74W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 1 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N E OF 70W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF
70W SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 28N...BECOMING SE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS AND W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SE
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1007 MB LOW OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BETWEEN
TALLAHASSEE AND APALACHICOLA WILL MOVE NE FURTHER AWAY FROM
THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A TRAILING TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
THE LOW TO 26N85W AND TO NEAR 23N91W WILL SHIFT E OF THE GULF
WED NIGHT INTO THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF.
THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE
FAR SW GULF...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES STATIONARY
FROM NW CUBA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND SUN.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT
AS BROAD LOW PRES EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC NORTHWARD
TO ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND YUCATAN PENINSULA
ABSORBS THE FRONTAL REMNANTS. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT IS
EXPECTED TO SET UP BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE LOW PRES AREA
ALLOWING FOR NE WINDS TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE OVER MUCH OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. N OF 26N E OF 87W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N W OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W S TO
SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO W WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS.
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WED
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW
WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WINDS
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION .FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM
E TO W OVER E PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 27N NE WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING SE TO
S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 87W...AND TO 5
TO 7 FT E OF 87W. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PART W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 5 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF
TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N MAINLY W PORTION.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE
WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH WED. WEAK LOW PRES OFF
THE NE COAST OF CUBA NEAR 22N76W WILL LIFT N THROUGH THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT THROUGH WED THEN DISSIPATE. WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED NIGHT...THEN SPREAD W
INTO E CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS N OF
THE AREA. BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE E PACIFIC WILL SHIFT
INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA THU WITH BROAD CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION EXPECTED TO ENCOMPASS CENTRAL AMERICA...THE W
CARIB...AND SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 77W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N W
OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 3 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS. S OF 20N E OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS GULF OF HONDURAS. E OF 84W S TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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