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FZNT25 KNHC 151501
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO S
FLORIDA WILL STALL BY SUN NIGHT FROM 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE SUN FROM THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG
30N. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND
SHIFTS TO THE NE. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE E OFF FLORIDA EARLY WED WITH FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N76W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT TONIGHT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 77W. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 77W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN EXPOSED AREAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT LATE...AND BECOMING NW 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF
70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF
29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT
N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT TO 70W
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
24N90W TO 18N94W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. STRONG
NE TO E WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF SAT
THROUGH MON BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE SE UNITED
STATES AND BROAD LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE WESTERN

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO
11 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SUN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AHEAD OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND N
CENTRAL AMERICA WILL DEEPEN THROUGH SUN THEN WILL DRIFT N
ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AND TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF
16N NEAR 53W WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THEN WILL
LARGELY DAMPEN OUT IN THE E CARIBBEAN SUN INTO MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT
NUMEROUS W OF 84W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS NW PORTION SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E
OF 82W.
.WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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