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FZNT25 KNHC 180334
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE NW WATERS THIS
EVENING WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 26N80W FRI MORNING THEN
BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM 29N65W TO UPPER FLORIDA KEYS SAT MORNING.
A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRES BEHIND
THE FRONT AND A PERSISTENT TROUGH ALONG 55W OVER THE WEEKEND
AND INTO MON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A GALE CENTER TO DEVELOP
WITHIN THE TROUGH SUN THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE N OF 28N W OF
68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N...SHIFTING NE 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 10 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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT TO 8 FT FAR SE PART. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 26N E
OF 70W. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT N OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS BASIN EXTENDS FROM NEAR
NAPLES TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. W PORTION OF FRONT
WILL MOVE LITTLE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI WHILE E
PORTION REACHES UPPER FLORIDA KEYS AND BECOMES STATIONARY BY
SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL SHIFT
E INTO W ATLC SAT ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS TO
DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND INTO MON. A NEW COLD FRONT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N N TO
NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG AND SE 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 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH 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.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLANTIC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO RETREAT
TONIGHT AND TRADES DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE ACROSS THE
SW N ATLC...REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY FRI
MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT WILL INDUCE
FRESH NE TRADES TO RETURN N OF 15N W OF PUERTO RICO BEGINNING
FRI. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS HIGH PRES AND PERSISTENT
TROUGHING ALONG 55W WILL KEEP FRESH NE WINDS OVER THE NW
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH EARLY TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E
OF 85W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W LATE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT N OF 20N E OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 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 15 TO 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.
.TUE...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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