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FZNT25 KNHC 170858
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU NOV 17 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...RIDGING ALONG 27N WILL RETREAT E AS A COLD FRONT
ENTERS NW WATERS LATER TODAY AND REACHES FROM 31N68W TO 26N80W
FRI MORNING AND BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
LATE FRI NIGHT. A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN
HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT AND A TROUGH ALONG 55W OVER THE
WEEKEND AND INTO MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. 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
TONIGHT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 77W FRI NIGHT. 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. SE OF
FRONT S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS
FROM 30N90W TO 26N97W AND WILL LIE FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S
WATERS FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF
OVER THE WEEKEND AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF
FRONT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT
TONIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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. 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...THE RIDGE N OF AREA FORCING FRESH TRADES IN THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL RETREAT E TODAY AND TRADES WILL
DIMINISH. A COLD FRONT PASSING N OF AREA WILL CARRY STRONG
HIGH PRES BEHIND IT ALLOWING FRESH NE TRADES TO RETURN N OF
15N W OF PUERTO RICO STARTING FRI. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS
HIGH PRES AND TROUGHING ALONG 55W WILL KEEP FRESH NE WINDS
OVER THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
N OF 18N E OF 77W THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7
FT S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AT NIGHT N OF 20N E OF 82W. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 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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