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FZNT25 KNHC 040903
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI NOV 04 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...WEAKENING TROUGH 26N65W TO 22N68W WILL DRIFT SE AND
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW
PORTION OF THE AREA LATER AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE
FRONT N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 21N76W
SAT MORNING. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE SE AND INTO THE AREA 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS WARNING SAT THROUGH MON N OF 27N...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19M96W WILL
EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON
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
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL
N ATLC WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES
AND E CARIBBEAN ON LATER TODAY. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR
NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80 N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. 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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