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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM 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...COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO FLORIDA KEYS HAS BECOME
STATIONARY AND WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT EVENING. STRONG
PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT AND PERSISTENT
ELONGATED TROUGH ALONG 53W/54W WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE
WINDS AND LARGE NE SWELL ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN
NIGHT BEFORE DEVELOPING LOW PRES WITHIN THE TROUGH LIFTS NE MON
AND TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
N AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 72W 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 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN THROUGH 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
72W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM
24N TO 28N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW
WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 72W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT W
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS LEE
OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT HAS DISSIPATED FROM FLORIDA KEYS
TO 20N96W THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES ATLC MID ATLC COAST WILL
SHIFT E-NE INTO THE WESTERN ATLC SAT AND MAINTAIN TIGHT PRES
GRADIENT ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WHILE SE WINDS
DOMINATE THE W GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
TAMPICO MEXICO WED AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE 15 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS SAT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N
OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE.
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 THROUGH 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.
.WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ELONGATED TROUGH WILL BECOME STATIONARY ALONG
53W/54W THROUGH SUN. 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 LARGE NE SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH ATLC
PASSAGES LATE SAT THROUGH MON BEFORE FADING TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO NEAR 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT.
S OF 19N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 19N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH 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 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT LEE OF CUBA.


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