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FZNT25 KNHC 181506
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 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 RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN
THROUGH EARLY WED. 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 S FLORIDA BY
WED EVENING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY THU THEN
WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA
FRI AND SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND 74W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W
E TO SE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E
OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 22N E OF 70W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT E OF FRONT AND 8
TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. 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 4 TO 6 FT S
OF 26N. 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A 1003 MB LOW AT 24N88W WILL MOVE NNE THROUGH WED
THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WED NIGHT.
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH
WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE
QUICKLY SE ACROSS THE AREA TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT E OF 88W SE TO S 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 88W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 88W. S OF
25N W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT EXCEPT N
OF 26N NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 28N DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF
87W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED
NIGHT. .THU...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 24N E OF 87W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND TO 2
TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO
30 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATER. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W SE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W 4 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N OF
28N BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 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 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRES PATTERN CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT
INTO EARLY WED THEN BE ABSORBED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED EVENING AND EXTEND FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS LATE THU THEN STALL AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 66W WILL WEAKEN
OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE WED NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 82W 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. 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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