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FZNT25 KNHC 152133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 HAS STALLED FROM 31N68W TO THE
FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
TONIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO DRIFT NW SUN AFTERNOON THEN LIFT N
OF 28N MON THROUGH TUE MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ON BOTH SIDE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT FROM THE
NW BAHAMAS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ALONG 30N THEN 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
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT S OF
27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E TO
SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS VICINITY 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10
TO 15 KT THU. 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... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN BECOMING E TO
SE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT N OF
29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. S OF
26N SE OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. 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

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
GULF TUE THROUGH WED...AND MOVE E OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT.
HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF
25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ENCOMPASSING CENTRAL
AMERICA AND THE ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO...E PACIFIC AND W
CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT NUMEROUS W OF
84W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S OF 18N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT
GULF OF HONDURAS.

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