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FZNT26 KNHC 161435
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WITH ITS CENTER OVER THE
EASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH TUE. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF
THE NW CARIBBEAN AND YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL
WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 57W MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT WILL ENTER THE
FAR E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...MOVING ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH
TUE WHILE WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN WED REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E HONDURAS BY LATE
THU WHERE IT WILL STALL.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 66W.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.WED...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS
NEAR WAVE.
.WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO ACROSS THE
N BAHAMAS AND SE FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 31N. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE AND
WEAKEN TUE IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST WED. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO S FLORIDA WED
EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N70W TO
CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
EXPOSED AREAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N E OF 75W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS SE OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED
SHOWERS TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. S OF
27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 72W.
.TUE...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20
TO 30 KT N OF 26N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING TO W TO NW 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N LATE...AND 2
TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED AND THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
THU... AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT TO 8 FT EXPOSED
AREAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO
13 FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
THROUGHOUT THU. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED...THEN SHIFTING TO E TO SE
THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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