000 FZNT25 KNHC 180917 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 EXTENDS FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA NEAR 26N80W. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING FROM 31N62W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24N80W LATE TODAY...THEN BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM 29N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM SAT THROUGH TUE BETWEEN DEVELOPING LOW PRES E OF THE AREA NEAR 55W AND STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING TO THE N OF THE AREA. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 29N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N93W WILL SHIFT SE TODAY...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE BY TONIGHT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT SHIFT E INTO THE WESTERN 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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 55W TODAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN AND N OF THE LEEWARDS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA. ASSOCIATED NE SWELL TO 8 FT WILL PUSH THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES STARTING THIS WEEKEND. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$