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FZNT25 KNHC 022118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND
CENTRAL CUBA WITH TROUGH OVER SE PART ALONG 66W. TROUGH WILL
MERGE WITH FRONT AS IT MOVES E OF AREA BY THU NIGHT. FRESH NE
WINDS W OF THE FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. 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
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF
75W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING WW TO NW 10 TO 15 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 30 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
74W. .MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20
FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF
70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW
OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 27N70W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 16 TO 22 FT IN NE SWELL NW OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO

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
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 W TO 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
.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 THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO
5 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING NE N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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
.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 W OF 84W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...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.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.

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