000 FZNT25 KNHC 150851 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE NOV 15 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 RIDGE REMAINS STATIONARY FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NW PORTION THU... REACHES FROM 31N70W TO 27N80W FRI MORNING AND SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 77W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO1 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH WED. A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT ENTERS THE N GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU AND DISSIPATES ALONG 25N FRI. FRESH SE WINDS RETURN TO THE NW GULF BY SAT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 26N LATE. .THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG RIDGE N OF THE BASIN WILL KEEP FRESH NE TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED WITH WINDS DIMINISHING THU AS THE RIDGE RETREATS E. A TROUGH ALONG 58W N OF 18N WILL AMPLIFY AS IT SLOWLY DRIFTS W ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THROUGH WED. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NE TROPICAL N ATLC THU NIGHT AND STALL THROUGH SAT. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 17N E OF 83W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$