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FZNT25 KNHC 021523
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 FROM 31N64W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WITH
TROUGH S OF FRONT ALONG 66W. TROUGH WILL MERGE WITH FRONT AS IT
MOVES E OF AREA BY THU NIGHT. FRESH NE WINDS W OF THE FRONT
THROUGH THIS EVENING. NE SWELL WILL DOMINATE THE AREA BY FRI.
NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW HALF FRI INTO
SAT WITH POTENTIAL FOR GALES FAR NW PART. WEAKENING FRONT WILL
LIE ALONG 22N BY SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 72W TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 12 FT E OF 72W TONIGHT EXCEPT 5
TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND TROUGH.
.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 SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO
11 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW
TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT
IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N
E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E
OF 71W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. REMAINDER AREA W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS E
OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL AND W
OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT E OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...E TO SE FLOW PREVAILS UNTIL A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE
NW GULF EARLY THU AND EXTENDS FROM 30N92W TO 25N98W THU
MORNING. BRIEF GALES ARE FORECAST ALONG MEXICAN COAST THU
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 30N87W TO 21N97W THU EVENING...THEN WEAKEN FROM 26N81W TO
21N95W TO 19N95W FRI EVENING...AND DISSIPATE BY SAT EVENING
LEAVING E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE GULF AGAIN SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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 3 TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS PREVAIL OVER
THE MUCH OF THE AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 45W WILL REACH THE
SOUTHERN PART OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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