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FZNT25 KNHC 210334
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 52W/53W WILL PRODUCE
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND LARGE NE SWELL ACROSS ALL BUT NW
PORTIONS THROUGH EARLY MON BEFORE DEVELOPING LOW PRES WITHIN
THE TROUGH LIFTS NE MON AND TUE...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO
BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE. 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 FLORIDA KEYS BY THU
AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT...HIGHEST
E PORTIONS. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
AND GUSTY W OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7
TO 10 FT LATE MON NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT
LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 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
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE
NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N
AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MON TO MAINTAIN FRESH WINDS 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
BECOME DIFFUSE THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO 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 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S
OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT WITHIN THE FLORIDA
CURRENT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...DEEP LAYERED TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL ATLC ALONG
52W/53W WITH WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO NE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT.
FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE OPEN ATLC N
OF THE LEEWARDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE
BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA.
ASSOCIATED LARGE NE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH ATLC
PASSAGES THROUGH TUE BEFORE FADING WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8
FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT LEE OF CUBA.
.THU...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE WINDS FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

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