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FZNT25 KNHC 030940
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU NOV 03 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 AND WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N60W THROUGH
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO W CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N80W WILL DRIFT SE AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. INVERTED TROUGH OVER SE PART
ALONG 66W/67W WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH OLD FRONT.
NEW COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE
AREA FRI REACHING FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W BY FRI EVENING...WITH
LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT N OF AREA...SINKING S-SE AND
WEAKENING NEAR 27N73W THROUGH SAT EVENING. STRONG PRES GRADIENT
N THROUGH NW OF LOW AND FRONT EXPECTED TO YIELD LARGE AND
EXPANDING AREA OF GALES SINKING SE ACROSS THE AREA SAT THROUGH
SUN. FRONT TO REACH FROM 30N65W TO LOW PRES TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SAT EVENING THEN 27N65W TO NW CUBAN COAST SUN
MORNING...THEN REACH E TO W ALONG 23N MON MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON N OF 27N...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF OLD FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 26N W OF 73W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
TONIGHT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT FAR NW
PART LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT TONIGHT. SE OF OLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 NEW 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 20 KT FRI NIGHT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT. 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...NW OF NEW FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N TO
NE BY EVENING AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 10
TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF NEW FRONT N OF 25N NW TO W WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EARLY SHIFTING NW TO N DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN N
TO NE OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
25N NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W E OF 69W
EARLY...BECOMING N WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND
AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS MON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE AND EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO 24N98W
BY MID MORNING THEN REACH FROM NEAR 30N86.5W TO WRN BAY OF
CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. N GALES ARE EXPECTED ALONG MEXICAN
COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT BEHIND THE
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO WRN
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT
THROUGH SAT MORNING. STRONG E TO SE FLOW WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF
THE GULF WATERS SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N
TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT N OF 25N MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10
FT MON.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THIS EVENING THEN NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE MUCH
OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT MORNING AS BROAD LOW PRES REMAINS
CENTERED ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG
51W WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN HALF OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THEN
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND E
CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN AND HELP TO INDUCE MODERATE N
WINDS ACROSS THE W HALF OF CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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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