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FZNT25 KNHC 190243
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA
COAST TONIGHT AND BE REINFORCED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING
INTO THE NW WATERS WED EVENING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N75W TO NW CUBA WED NIGHT INTO THU...THEN STALL FROM
31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI AND SAT...THEN DRIFT W ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W...
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N E OF FRONT BETWEEN 73W AND 79W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 72W SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT N OF 27N EXCEPT AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N WITHIN
480 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE N OF PUERTO RICO LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 28N84W WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING A TROUGH THROUGH THE
WATERS E OF 87W. A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE E OF THE AREA WED
NIGHT. A NORTH TO SOUTH RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN
WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8
FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 IN
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N NE WINDS 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE E ACROSS THE NW
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND WED REINFORCED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT
WED NIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL
CUBA TO E HONDURAS LATE THU THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE W THROUGH THE WATERS S OF 15N E OF 62W FRI AND THROUGH THE
CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 78W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO
NW BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN APPROACHES TO
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT.

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