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FZNT25 KNHC 010938
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE NOV 01 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...OLD COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM WEAK LOW PRES NEAR
30.5N73W 1013 MB SW THROUGH EXTREME NW BAHAMAS THROUGH STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL EXIT THE AREA EARLY...WHILE THE COLD
FRONT MOVES SE AND REACHES FROM NEAR 31N67W TO W CUBA BY THIS
EVENING THEN WEAKEN TONIGHT. A NEW REINFORCING COLD FRONT
DEVELOPING OFF THE COASTS OF GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA EXTENDS SW
TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE SE
AND MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONT WED MORNING...EXTENDING FROM
31N65W TO W CENTRAL CUBA. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL BUILD
BEHIND THE NEW FRONT TO MAINTAIN HIGH SEAS BEHIND THE FRONTS.
A LOW LEVEL TROUGH NEAR 60W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 65W/66W BY
WED MORNING. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF NEW FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN NEW FRONT AND
OLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 26N E OF OLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OLD FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 72W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF MERGED FRONTS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N BY WED AFTERNOON AND S
OF 26N LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 28N E OF 76W.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. 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 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS 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...OLD STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA
W-SW TO THE NW COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT
S AND WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES AND REINFORCING COOL
AIR BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE E GULF LATE THROUGH TO NIGHT...
PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE BASIN. A NEW COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY SE 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 GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF
25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.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 TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS S PORTIONS OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE W ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH
TUE...AND ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. A SECOND LOW LEVEL
TROUGH N OF 16N ALONG ABOUT 60W WILL MOVE W AND BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY ALONG 65-66W THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE OFF OF THE
E COAST OF U.S. THU THROUGH SAT AND FORCE THIS SECOND TROUGH
BACK TOWARDS THE SE...TO EXTEND FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NE TO
CENTRAL ATLC SAT MORNING.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 19N W OF 77W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NW HALF AND 3 TO 4 FT SE HALF. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NW PORTIONS.
.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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