000
FZNT25 KNHC 152143
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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
DISSIPATES BY SAT. STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN
FRONT AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES TROUGH JUST E OF LESSER ANTILLES

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 77W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW 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 INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W
OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 28N W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO
SHIFT EASTWARD TONIGHT AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE
NW GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. A STRONGER REINFORCING
COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU
AND WILL DISSIPATE ALONG 25N FRI. FRESH SE WINDS RETURN TO THE
NW GULF BY SAT WITH A RIDGE RE-ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE E
AND MIDDLE GULF WATERS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 26N 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 26N LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.

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 DEVELOP ALONG 55W
FRI AND SAT AND DRIFT W TO 57W THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 82W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.

$$