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FZNT25 KNHC 130309
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 TONIGHT. 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 OF
FLORIDA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS NW PORTIONS SAT NIGHT
THROUGH MON TO PRODUCE FRESH WINDS FROM NW BAHAMAS WESTWARD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND LESS THAN 2 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 NEAR 24N94W TONIGHT...AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND
EXIT THE BASIN THU...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE
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 NW OF THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE
EXPECTED TO ENCOMPASS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE W CARIBBEAN TO
PRODUCE INCREASING NE TO E WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS SAT THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW
10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM TROUGH TO 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. 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 2 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...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 5 TO
10 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
25N.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 TONIGHT 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 HAS MOVED INLAND
ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA...AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ABSORBED
WITHIN A DEVELOPING BROAD CYCLONIC GYRE ACROSS THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN...CENTRAL AMERICA...AND THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO FRI
THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU...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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