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FZNT25 KNHC 200334
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...SHEAR LINE FROM 28N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS NEAR
25N77W WILL MOVE LITTLE AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN. STRONG PRES
GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF SHEAR LINE 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. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTIONS WED EVENING
AND REACH FROM NEAR 28N65W TO FLORIDA KEYS LATE THU NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 74W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E. S OF 27N
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL 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 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 15 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO W WINDS LATE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF
27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
E TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT N OF 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT E OF 68W E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA THIS EVENING
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON TO MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT
WITH FRESH TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE E GULF AND FRESH SE RETURN
FLOW OVER THE NW GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA
TO 25N95W TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY WED EVENING...AND THEN E OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT MON.
.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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT
WITHIN THE FLORIDA CURRENT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COMPLEX ELONGATED TROUGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
ALONG 53W/54W THROUGH MON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DRIFT NE TUE AND
WED. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE ATLC WATERS
N OF THE GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH EARLY TUE. ASSOCIATED LARGE NE SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH
ATLC PASSAGES SUN THROUGH LATE MON BEFORE FADING TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N W OF
84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS E TO 6 FT. W OF 83W
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

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