000 FZNT25 KNHC 041531 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI NOV 04 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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. A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE FAR NW WATERS WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY TONIGHT AS ASSOCIATED LOW PRES MOVES SE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 31N73W 1001 MB BY SAT MORNING WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SW TO CENTRAL CUBA. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER SE TO NEAR 27N70W 1009 MB BY SUN MORNING WITH WEAKENING FRONT TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE LOW WILL BECOME STATIONARY BY LATE SUN INTO MON THEN DRIFT W TUE WITH FRONTAL TROUGH TO HISPANIOLA. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT DEVELOPING N OF THE LOW AND FRONT WILL RESULT IN GALE CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT INTO EARLY TUE. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON N OF 28N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 75W AND 69W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 75W...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 45 KT. 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO 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...BETWEEN 75W AND A LINE FROM 31N68W TO 28N73W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 76W NE 20 KT...AND S OF 27N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 76W W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN IN NW SWELL N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...EXCEPT S OF 27N BETWEEN TROUGH AND 76W 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 28N 11 TO 16 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 29N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 25N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N SE TO S. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 25N88W TO 19N95W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN EXIT THE GULF LATER TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SOME EASTWARD SUN AND MON AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BECOME E TO SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE EVENING...AND REACH FROM NEAR SW LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY LATE TUE NIGHT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 87W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 87W 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM 17N55W TO 09N59W IS MOVING W AT 13 KT. THE WAVE WILL ENTER THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA EARLY TONIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY SUN AS IT WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN EARLY TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES FROM THE EASTERN U.S. WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON...THEN WEAKEN LATE MON INTO TUE. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 82W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 81W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 82W. .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 2 TO 4 FT. $$