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FZNT25 KNHC 172134
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT MON OCT 17 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...HIGH PRES OVER GEORGIA WILL SHIFT E ALONG 30N
THROUGH TUE. BROAD LOW PRES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT
N-NE TUE AND WED AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED EVENING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W
TO 24N80W BY WED EVENING...FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY
EARLY THU...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N70W
TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AND WED N OF 28N BETWEEN
COLD FRONT AND 74W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 30N W OF 71W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 71W.
.TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF
265N. N OF 28N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE WINDS
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1003 MB LOW PRES AREA NEAR 22N89W IS EXPECTED TO
TRACK NE TONIGHT AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...REACHING
25N87W EARLY WED...28N85W BY LATE WED...BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL
WED NIGHT IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA. A TROUGH WILL TRAIL SW
FROM THE LOW IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER
THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE ACROSS
THE AREA TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
OVER THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING FROM 24N TO 27N...
.TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT E
TO SE WINDS E OF 86W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E
AND SE SWELL... EXCEPT N OF 29N 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 88W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. W OF TROUGH
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT TUE NIGHT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 88W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO
30 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT LATE. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 83W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 83W SE TO S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 83W. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TUE...AND NW 25 TO 30 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
COLD FRONT TUE...SHIFTING TO SE PORTION TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CONTINUES TO ENCOMPASS
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO AND W
CARIBBEAN...WITH A SMALL 1003 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM JUST OFF THE N
COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE BROAD CIRCULATION WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY BECOME
MORE ELONGATED N TO S AND BEGIN TO LIFT N-NE TUE THROUGH WED.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN AND YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 65W WILL DAMPEN OUT OVER THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE
NW CARIBBEAN WED EVENING...REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E
HONDURAS BY LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT....W OF 80W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N SE
TO S 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 83W. E OF 80W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS
N OF 20N W OF 83W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO
SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND
E OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT HIGHER GUSTS YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 11
FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE MAINLY E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW
20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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