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FZNT25 KNHC 170334
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 CENTRAL FLORIDA
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 STRAITS OF FLORIDA
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 TO PRODUCE STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA SAT THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.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 ACROSS THE TEXAS AND SW
LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SE AND BE
OVERTAKEN BY A STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERING THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS BY MIDNIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO NEAR 24N98W THU MORNING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM
FLORIDA KEYS TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING. FRESH N TO
NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT. MODERATE
SE FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 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 W TO NW
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO
SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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 6 TO 7
FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT E THROUGH THU AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES SE ACROSS MOST OF GULF OF MEXICO AND THROUGH CENTRAL
FLORIDA. COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM SE OF BERMUDA TO SE GULF OF
MEXICO BY FRIDAY EVENING WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT INDUCING
FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS NW AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A BROAD AND
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH WILL DEVELOPS ACROSS ATLC N OF 18N
ALONG 55W/56W OVER THE WEEKEND AND MEANDER E OF 60W THROUGH
MON TO MAINTAIN NE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. W OF 80W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 15 KT W OF 79W DURING THE EVENING THEN NE 20 KT N OF 19N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N E OF 80W LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE N OF 20N E OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SAT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 82W.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY EXCEPT NE TO E
20 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. S
OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 82W. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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