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FZNT25 KNHC 220334
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST MON NOV 21 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...FRESH NE TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH WED AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS AND HIGH PRES WEAKENS OVER N WATERS.
THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W THU MORNING AND
BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM 29N65W TO 25N70W TO 24N80W FRI MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 70W AND S OF 26N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT AND GUSTY EXCEPT E WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 74W E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 78W TUE NIGHT.
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 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING NW 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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
GRADUALLY BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 68 THU NIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 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 W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 75W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE WINDS NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N E
OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
28N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT
NW PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10
TO 15 KT SE PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE JUST NE OF THE GULF WILL SHIFT E-SE TUE...
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N87W THROUGH 25.5N97W TO 22N98W WED
MORNING AND WEAKEN FROM 26N80W THROUGH 24N96W TO 18N95W THU
MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
SOUTHERN GULF FRI. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT
AND REACH FROM 30N91W TO 22N98W BY SUNSET.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 23N WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 AND SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO
SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE SAT NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT NW PART LATE SAT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING SE
TO S 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT BY
EVENING...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N LATE TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW WED NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 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.
.SAT...E TO SE 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 EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NE OF AREA NEAR
29N50.5W THROUGH 21N55W TO 14N68W EARLY TONIGHT. TROUGH TO
DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS
THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES AND INTO CENTRAL WILL CONTINUE INTO WED
BEFORE DIMINISHING. NE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE NORTHERN
CARIBBEAN BY FRI AS ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 85W
LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 18N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8
FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT EXCEPT 10
TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

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