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FZNT25 KNHC 162137
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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/56W OVER THE WEEKEND
INTO MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 4 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 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
LEE 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N W OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N89W TO 25N93W WILL
CONTINUE E THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A STRONG REINFORCING COLD
FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND OVERTAKES
IT. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S THU REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO AND DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS
FRI. FRESH SE WINDS DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING 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 EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
E TO SE N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO
SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. 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 TO NE 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 AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4
TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.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.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 DEVELOPS AND BECOMES NEARLY
STATIONARY ALONG 55W/56W OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 THROUGH 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 AND MON...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 IN NE SWELL.

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