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FZNT25 KNHC 240328
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED NOV 23 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...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL PREVAIL DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST
AND EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N72W TO 26N80W THU MORNING...FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE E OF AREA SAT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND CONTINUE MOVING E
ENABLING A SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST SUN
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N77W TO W CUBA EARLY
MON...AND FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. 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 ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL
EXTEND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THEN STALL AND
WEAKEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N93W THU NIGHT. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST SAT EVENING AND
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN
MORNING THEN PUSH S OF THE GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF LATE SAT NIGHT
THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH 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. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.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 THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF
FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TRADEWINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRI.
TRADES WILL FRESHEN OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN BY
EARLY 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. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E HONDURAS MON NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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