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FZNT25 KNHC 020248
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS
TO WESTERN CUBA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL
CUBA TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 26N65W
TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WED NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS W
OF THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SEAS TO BUILD TO 10-11 FT IN NW
PORTION THROUGH WED. A SECOND SURGE OF LONG PERIOD N SWELL
WILL BUILD SEAS TO 10-13 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS THU AND FRI. A
LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 62W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 65W/66W BY WED
MORNING. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PART
OF THE AREA LATE FRI INTO SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SE OF LINE FROM 24N65W TO 20N73W. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SE OF LINE
FROM 24N65W TO 20N73W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW
TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 SW OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N W OF 76W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN VEER EASTWARD WED AS STRONG
HIGH PRES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES SHIFTS SE. NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY THU AND EXTEND FROM 29N92W TO
26N97W THU MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH GALE FORCE ON
THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO
MEXICO THU EVENING...THEN WEAKEN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI EVENING AND MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN
BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE ON WED. TROUGH ALONG 64W N OF 20N WILL
MOVE WILL MOVE W OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TONIGHT. A
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40W WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN PART OF
TROPICAL N ATLC FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 82W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF
82W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION SAT.

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