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FZNT25 KNHC 311504
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 31 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N61W TO 27N73W TO 28N81W
WILL LIFT SLOWLY N AS WARM FRONT TODAY. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON
AND MOVE QUICKLY NE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...EXITING THE
AREA BY TUE MORNING. COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
LIFT N WHILE A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH TRAILS S INTO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS NW PORTIONS FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W TUE MORNING...AND
MOVE SE FROM 31N65W TO NW CUBA BY WED MORNING. A LOW LEVEL
TROUGH WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 65W/66W WED MORNING AND REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU BEFORE DRIFTING SE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 76W...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 76W. S OF
FRONT E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 120 NM OF DEVELOPING LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT...AND NEAR
DEVELOPING LOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E
OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE
PORTION. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
N SWELL N OF 24N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 26N65W TO 21N75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF SAME LINE E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM S FLORIDA ARCHING SW TO THE
NE COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT N THROUGH TONIGHT.
HIGH PRES AND REINFORCING COOL AIR WILL BUILD S AND SW ACROSS
THE E GULF LATE TONIGHT AND TUE...PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHWARD
AGAIN THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST
EARLY THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF...EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
THU NIGHT...AND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.
.FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND
4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES IN THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N82W WILL
MOVE SLOWLY W TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA THROUGH THU. A TROUGH
IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N
ATLC THROUGH TONIGHT...INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN TUE...THEN BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY N OF PUERTO RICO WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE W OVER S PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS INTO

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT
EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
S OF 17N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N E OF 78W...AND BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N
5 TO 10 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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