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FZNT25 KNHC 122140
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 LOW PRES CENTER ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WILL LIFT N AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER NW PORTION OF THE AREA THU... EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO S
FLORIDA FRI...FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT...THEN
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN SUN FROM 31N65W TO STRAITS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...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 NIGHT...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 TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 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 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. 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 28N W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. SE
OF FRONT S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 22N E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM N
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO
7 FT WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT AND TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
REGION TO A 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23N93W. THE LOW IS EXPECTED
TO DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
THU...EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN
BECOME STALLED ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS ALONG 24N THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. STRONG HIGH PRES NORTH AND WEST OF THE FRONT WILL
INCREASE NE TO E WINDS AND BUILD SEAS MODESTLY ACROSS THE GULF
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FROM 25N TO 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO
6 FT LATE. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE W HALF OF
CARIBBEAN YIELDING LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS. INCREASING
WINDS...SEAS AND ACTIVE WEATHER SPREADING W-NW ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THIS EVENING WILL SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE E
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS N OF THE AREA.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12-E IN THE E PACIFIC WILL MOVE INLAND
ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH THU...AND BECOME ABSORBED WITHIN
A BROAD CYCLONIC GYRE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN...CENTRAL AMERICA...AND THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO FRI
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N E OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. S OF 20N E OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 20N W OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E OF 85W S TO SE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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