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FZNT25 KNHC 010342
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO WEAK LOW PRES
NEAR 28N77W 1011 MB. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SW TO
ACROSS WESTERN CUBA. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NE TONIGHT...AND
EXIT THE AREA EARLY TUE PUSHING THE COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W
TO 22N80W...FROM NEAR 31N66W TO W CENTRAL CUBA BY TUE NIGHT...
AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM NEAR 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY WED
MORNING WHILE MERGING WITH A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 65W/66W.
THE FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU BEFORE
DRIFTING SE FRI AND SAT IN RESPONSE TO STRONG HIGH PRES THAT
BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. N OF FRONT AND LOW W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W S TO SW AND 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM SE
QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT WITHIN 120 NM SE
QUADRANT OF LOW. S OF 26N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF
22N 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 79W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND LINE
FROM 31N77W TO 26N80W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT S OF 26N N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 74W NE 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
SE OF MERGED FRONT AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 20N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT AND 5 TO 6 FT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 78W
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...AND 4 TO 7 FT S
OF 21N E OF 67W.
.SAT...E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N
OF 26N...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA 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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHWARD AGAIN
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATE WED NIGHT OR EARLY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU. IT WILL
REACH FROM FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO
MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AS
U.S. E COAST HIGH PRES SURGES S ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR S PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF LINE FROM 26N82W TO
23N85W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...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 1008
MB WILL MOVE SLOWLY W REACHING THE SOUTHERN COAST OF NICARAGUA
EARLY THU. A TROUGH JUST ENTERING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE
ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE...AND INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN AND
THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC BY TUE NIGHT. THE TROUGH
WILL MERGE WITH A WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF
THE SW N ATLC THROUGH THU BEFORE IT BEGINS TO MOVE E AS A
FRONTAL TROUGH FRI REACHING TO ALONG 22N59W TO NEAR THE
LEEWARDS ISLANDS BY BY LATE SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO
THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE S PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE AND INTO VENEZUELA

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 85W 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 79W S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. E OF 79W N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 78W 2 TO 3 FT...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF
83W. .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
GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
GULF OF HONDURAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO1 5 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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