000 FZNT25 KNHC 220249 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N69W TO CUBA AT 78W WILL DRIFT W THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT...MERGING WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH MON...WITH THE MERGED FRONT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON NIGHT...THEN MOVING E OF AREA BY EARLY WED. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH AND MON...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S ON MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE...S OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E SWELL. .WED...S OF 25N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A N TO S RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH WED. AS LOW PRES GRADUALLY STRENGTHENS OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF A FRONT WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. A TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL MOVE W INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON REACHING THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH...EXTENDING FROM 21N78W TO 16N84W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING...FROM 21N78W TO 15N83W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .MON...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .TUE...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .WED...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 20N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS. $$