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FZNT25 KNHC 201445
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 20 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...STRONG PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF AREA
AND PERSISTENT ELONGATED TROUGH ALONG 54W WILL PRODUCE FRESH
TO STRONG NE WINDS AND LARGE NE SWELL ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DEVELOPING LOW PRES WITHIN THE TROUGH
LIFTS NE MON AND TUE. SOUTHERLY FLOW OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST
WILL INCREASE WED...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE AREA FROM THE NORTH WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE
THU...AND REACH FROM 31N68W TO 23N80W BY THU AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...SHIFTING NE W OF 70W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 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...AN ELONGATED TROUGH E OF THE AREA ALONG 54W WILL
DRIFT NE THROUGH TUE. FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN AND N OF THE LEEWARDS
THROUGH MIDWEEK WEEK BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND STRONG HIGH PRES N
OF THE AREA. ASSOCIATED LARGE NE SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH ATLC
PASSAGES LATE THROUGH MON BEFORE FADING TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 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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