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FZNT25 KNHC 250907
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 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 COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW WATERS WILL BE
REINFORCED BY A SECONDARY SURGE TONIGHT AND WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY TUE...THEN MOVE E OF AREA LATE
TONIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 32N WED NIGHT AND
THU...THEN SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE
OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI NIGHT...AND REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF
26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N
BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT FAR NW LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WATERS
WILL SHIFT N OF AREA TUE WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING NE TO SW OVER
THE NW PORTION THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN EARLY
THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT. HURRICANE
RINA MOVE TO NEAR 21.5N 87.0W AT 2 AM FRI AND NEAR 22.5N 85.0W

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W
THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
SPREADING N ACROSS WATERS S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W. HIGHEST
WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT DIMINISHING TO 80 KT GUSTS TO 100
KT LATE THU...65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT LATE FRI...AND 55 KT GUSTS
TO 65 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT OVER WATERS S OF 25N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING
S OF 24N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W
FRI NIGHT AND SAT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
SPREADING N ACROSS WATERS S OF 24N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. HIGHEST
WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT DIMINISHING TO 80 KT GUSTS TO 100
KT EARLY FRI...65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT LATE FRI...AND 55 KT GUSTS
TO 65 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...AND INCREASING
TO 20 TO 33 KT OVER WATERS S OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7
TO 11 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND SCATTERED TSTMS
DEVELOPING S OF 24N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RINA AT 17.3N 83.6W 975 MB AT 2 AM MOVING
W NW OR 290 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 105 KT. RINA WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO
BEGIN TO WEAKEN NEAR 21.5N 87.0W AT 2 AM FRI...AND NEAR 22.5N
LOW PRES 13N67W WILL MOVE W NW...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...REACHING NEAR 13N72W LATE
TONIGHT...NEAR 14N76W LATE WED...PASS S OF JAMAICA LATE THU
...PASS NEAR CAYMAN ISLANDS LATE FRI AND APPROACH TROPICAL
CYCLONE RINA SAT EVENING .

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 81W...
.TODAY...WITHIN 100 NM NW AND 80 NM SW QUADRANTS AND AND 70 NM
E SEMICIRCLE OF RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105
KT...INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM NW
QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE W OF 81W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 82W.
.TONIGHT AND WED...WITHIN 90 NM N AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF
RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 95 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT INCREASING TO 100
KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT WED. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT WITHIN 120 NM N
AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...WITHIN 100 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF
RINA MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT...DIMINISHING TO
65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT LATE FRI...AND FURTHER DIMINISHING TO 55
KT GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT WITHIN 150 NM N
AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 83W.

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