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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST WED NOV 23 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THIS
AFTERNOON...REACHING FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W THU MORNING...FROM
28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING...BEFORE WEAKENING AND
MOVING E OF AREA SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT THROUGH SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF WILL EXTEND
FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W TO 19N53W THIS EVENING...THEN STALL AND
WEAKEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N93W BY LATE THU. A
SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT
EVENING AND REACH FROM 30N86W TO 18N93W BY SUN MORNING. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF LATE
SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.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.
.SUN...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N
OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...NE SWELL IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUBSIDES BY WED.
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN
AND NE SWELL THROUGH N FACING PASSAGES WILL CONTINUE INTO WED
THEN DIMINISH. NE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE NORTHERN
CARIBBEAN BY FRI AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT
AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF
80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


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