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FZNT25 KNHC 121015
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED OCT 12 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...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTION OF THE AREA
THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA FRI AND FROM 31N70W TO
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TO 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
E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 FT W 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 1009 MB LOW OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH
TROUGH TO 25N88W TO 1009 MB LOW NEAR 23N92W. THE FIRST LOW
WILL MOVE NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND THE SECOND LOW WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF
THU THEN EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND E OF
THE AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT ELY
WINDS INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 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 S PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY 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.
.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.
.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.
.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. 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 LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W
FRI. .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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