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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST MON NOV 21 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...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
AND A TROUGH WELL TO THE E WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS
ACCOMPANIED BY NE SWELL TO 11 FT OVER THE AREA NE OF THE
BAHAMAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH N OF
25N THROUGH TUE AS THE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS.
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 31N65W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS BY LATE THU...THEN BEGIN TO
BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 27N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI
AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT...SHIFTING NE BY FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL 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 N OF THE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT AND MAINTAIN FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF...AND FRESH
SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E TUE
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 25N95W TO
VERACRUZ MEXICO BY WED EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND BECOME
DIFFUSE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU...WHILE MOVING S
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND REACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY
FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.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 TO E 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO
8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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...TROUGH EXTENDING FROM LOW PRES NE OF AREA NEAR
25N50W TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL SHIFT E OF 55W BY EARLY WED
AHEAD OF HIGH PRES PASSING TO THE N OF THE AREA. FRESH TO
STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE OPEN ATLC N OF THE
LEEWARDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BETWEEN
THE EXITING TROUGH AND HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA. ASSOCIATED NE
SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH TUE
BEFORE FADING WED. NE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE NORTHERN
CARIBBEAN BY FRI AS ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. 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.
.THU AND FRI...E OF 85W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
85W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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