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FZNT25 KNHC 261507
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED OCT 26 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TODAY. A 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 REACH FROM BERMUDA TO W CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT.
HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT APPROACHES NW CUBA LATE FRI

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...W OF 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...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...EXCEPT FAR SW PART
BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING FAR SW

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NE TO SW OVER THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES
OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI
NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN
THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. RINA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 20.8N 87.1W
THU NIGHT TO 22.0N 87.0W FRI THEN WEAKEN AND TURN NE TO 23.0N
85.0W SAT THEN TURN E AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.5N
83.0W SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N E OF 88W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 20 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11
FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.
.THU THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 90 NM E AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS TO 110 KT DIMINISH TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT FRI...70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT FRI NIGHT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. S OF 25N E OF 89W...SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N
TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS
S OF 26N.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N THU NIGHT
THROUGH SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 5
TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S TO SW 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W
INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SW PART...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS
SPREADING FROM S TO N OVER THE S PORTION.
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EARLY S OF 25N W OF 84W...THEN
BECOMING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 8 TO
12 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N...SHIFTING TO FAR E PORTION LATE.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W
DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...EXCEPT W OF 84W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. N OF 26N
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N...BECOMING MORE CONCENTRATED SE
PORTION SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 25N TO
26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS TO 115 KT. RINA WILL MOVE TO 18.5N 86.2W TONIGHT...NEAR
19.5N 87.0W THU...NEAR 20.8N 87.0W THU NIGHT...22.0N 87.0W FRI
TO 23.0N 85.0W SAT...AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND TURN E
TO NEAR 23.5N 83.0W SUN.
A TROUGH OVER THE E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS WHILE DISSIPATING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 84W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT
GUSTS TO 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 26 FT. 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. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF
82W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E
AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT
DECREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 100 E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 26
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI S OF 19N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE FRI...EXCEPT N OF 20N 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W
OF 83W...SHIFTING TO N OF 19N LATE FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 81W AND 84W WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N.

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