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FZNT25 KNHC 020949
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED NOV 02 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 31N65W ACROSS THE N BAHAMAS
TO WESTERN CUBA WITH WEAK REINFORCING COLD FRONT JUST TO THE NW
TO MERGE LATE THIS MORNING. MERGED FRONTS TO REACH FROM 27N65W
THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NW CUBA THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN
AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 26N65W TO 23N80W THU MORNING. FRESH
TO STRONG NE WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SEAS TO BUILD TO
10 FT IN NW PORTION THROUGH WED. A SECOND SURGE OF LONG PERIOD
N SWELL WILL BUILD SEAS TO 10 TO 13 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS THU
AND FRI. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 64W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG
65W/66W THIS MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE MERGING WITH
WEAKENING COLD FRONT AND DRIFTING SE THU AND FRI. A NEW COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PART OF THE AREA LATE
FRI INTO SAT WITH POTENTIAL FOR GALES FAR NW PART.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF MERGING FRONTS TO 28N NE WINDS 20 TO
LOCALLY 25 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF FRONT N OF 28N N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7
TO 9 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 AND
ISOLATED TSTMS 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 THIS MORNING...THEN WINDS VEER MORE EASTWARD AS
STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES SHIFTS SE. NEXT
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY THU AND EXTEND FROM
30N92W TO 24N99W THU MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH BRIEF GALES ALONG
MEXICAN COAST THU AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 30N87.5W TO FAR W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING...THEN
WEAKEN FROM 30N82W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.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 NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.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 EVENING THEN NW 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SHEARLINE OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WILL
DISSIPATE TODAY. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL
MOVE W-NW AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG
43/44W WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN PART OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THEN
WEAKEN MOVING ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND E CARIBBEAN FRI
NIGHT INTO SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NW HALF.
.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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