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FZNT25 KNHC 040243
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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 26N65W TO 22N78W 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
31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI EVENING...WITH LOW PRES
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N70W TO 21N76W SAT MORNING. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE SE
AND INTO THE SW N ATLC SAT EVENING WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING SE
TO 24N70W. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH BY SUN. A
STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL BECOME EVIDENT N OF AND NW OF THE
FRONT AND LOW SAT THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON N OF 27N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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
BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 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 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N E OF 78W. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21
FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 25N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD
OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO
23 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL N OF 24N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
20 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO
7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E
TO SE WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N E OF 67W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO WILL MOVE SE...AND EXTEND FROM 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...LIGHT TO MODERATE N TO NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE
MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH LATE SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE
CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES NW ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND E CARIBBEAN ON FRI. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE
CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN OVER 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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