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FZNT25 KNHC 191441
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT NOV 19 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH THIS 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL
MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SE GULF THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF THROUGH EARLY WED.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 25N95W TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO BY WED EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 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 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN ELONGATED TROUGH WILL REMAIN 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 TODAY THROUGH MON BEFORE FADING TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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