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FZNT25 KNHC 161514
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N68W TO 26N80W FRI
MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 29N65W 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 INTO
MONDAY.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO 6 TO 9 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 SHIFTING NE AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
TO NE 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 8 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 5 TO 7 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 30N92W TO 23N94W WILL
CONTINUE E TODAY BEFORE A STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERS
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND OVERTAKES IT. THE COLD
FRONT 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 REINFORCING FRONT LATE. 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.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING NW LATE TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU
NIGHT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 NORTH WILL KEEP FRESH NE TRADES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN UNTIL THU WHEN THE RIDGE RETREATS
EASTWARD. TROUGHING FROM 18N55W TO 09N61W WILL DRIFT WEST
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS THROUGH FRI
BEFORE A MORE AMPLIFIED TROUGH BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG 55W

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT N OF 20N. 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 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. 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 82W.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT E OF 77W. S OF 18N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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