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FZNT25 KNHC 032120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE AS IT MERGES WITH AN INVERTED
TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA FRI
REACHING FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W BY FRI EVENING...WITH LOW PRES
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 30N65W TO WEAKENING LOW PRES NEAR 28N69W 1007 MB TO
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SAT...FROM NEAR 27N65W TO NW CUBAN
COAST SUN MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE
FAR SE PORTION LATER ON SUN INTO LATE MON. A STRONG PRES
GRADIENT WILL BECOME EVIDENT N OF AND NW OF THE FRONT AND LOW

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON N OF 27N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT N OF 21N AND E OF BAHAMAS...5 TO 8 FT S OF 21N E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
WEAKENING FRONT AND TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT 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...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT NE TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W N TO NE INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF COLD FRONT
TO 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NE
TO E WINDS MON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND
7 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.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT W OF 80W. S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM NEAR NEAR TAMPA BAY TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA
FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD SUN AND MON ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BECOME E TO SE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
OUT OF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
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 WINDS
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN NW SWELL FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS THROUGH LATE
SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE JUST SE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE
INTO 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 IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION
OF THE CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE THE N CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON. N TO NE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
INCREASE LATE SAT THROUGH MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TO THE NW CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN GULF OF HONDURAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 80 N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 82W EARLY. 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 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 19N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

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