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FZNT25 KNHC 171523
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 THE NW WATERS LATER TODAY AND REACHES FROM 31N67W TO
26N79W FRI MORNING AND BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM 30N65W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT N OF 28N W OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT.
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 75W 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 74W SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 OF AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO JUST S OF
TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 10 TO 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5
TO 8 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E 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 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE N OF THE AREA PRODUCING 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 BEGINNING 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7
FT S OF 18N E OF 79W.
.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 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 83W.
SEAS 6 TO 8 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 EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT W OF
83W. 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 83W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL.

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