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FZNT25 KNHC 160902
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED NOV 16 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 FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO CAPE CANAVERAL
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER
NW PORTIONS THU AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO 27N80W FRI
MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT
MORNING. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT AND A TROUGH ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N91W TO 25N95W WILL
CONTINUE E TODAY BEFORE A STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERS
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND OVERTAKES IT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL WILL PUSH S THU AND DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS FRI.
FRESH SE WINDS DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...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 TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NE WINDS 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 26N
TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO
NE WINDS 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 W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W
OF FRONT. 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 RIDGE TO THE N WILL KEEP FRESH NE TRADES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN UNTIL THU WHEN THE RIDGE RETREATS E.
TROUGHING FROM 24N55W TO 14N61W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH FRI BEFORE A MORE AMPLIFIED
TROUGH BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 81W 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 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT E OF 81W.
SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.

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