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FZNT25 KNHC 290936
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 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 ALONG 30-31N WILL SHIFT E OF AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE COAST OF FLORIDA THIS
MORNING. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL
MOVE NE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO 27N81W BY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA SUN AND LIFT
NORTHWARD MON AS LOW PRES FORMS ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT. THE LOW WILL TRACK QUICKLY NE TO NEAR 31N73W BAY LATE
MON WITH A NEW COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW TO WESTERN CUBA. THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE
AFTERNOON... THEN MERGE WITH A WESTWARD MOVING SURFACE TO LOW
LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS FROM 26N65W TO 19N70W WED
AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 74W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS UP TO 360 NM SE OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING NE WINDS SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF
25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF
26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL NE OF
BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT IN N TO NE SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO
CENTRAL GULF NEAR 23N90W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND REACH FROM NEAR NAPLES
FLORIDA W-SW TO FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...AND
FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO N YUCATAN BY SUN MORNING BEFORE
BECOMING QUASI-STATIONARY SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MON. THE
FRONT WILL THEN MEANDER ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SE
GULF MON BEFORE PUSHING THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO NW
CUBA TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. THE REMNANT LOW OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA CURRENTLY JUST OFF THE SW TIP OF
WESTERN CUBA IS HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. AMPLE RESIDUAL
MOISTURE FROM THE LOW WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
TSTMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT. SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF
28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF
FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 20
TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF RINA JUST OFF THE SW TIP OF W CUBA
WILL DRIFT S AND BECOME ABSORBED IN A WEAK TROUGH ACROSS THE NW
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO WILL PUSH SE AND REACH FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA THIS EVENING THEN MEANDER JUST NW OF THE AREA THROUGH
TUE BEFORE PUSHING S INTO FAR NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND WASHING OUT.
ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH
SUN NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE WITH ACTIVE WEATHER WILL MOVE W
ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN NIGHT
THROUGH MON....WHILE A LOW LEVEL TROUGH MOVE FROM CENTRAL ATLC
ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON AND MON
NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE
TONIGHT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS SPREADING N...MAINLY W OF 79W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL YUCATAN
CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 79W AND 85W.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 79W WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 85W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 83W.
E OF 79W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N.
.WED...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 84W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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