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FZNT26 KNHC 162131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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 CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA AND ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO AND W CARIBBEAN...WITH
LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 21N86W WILL DRIFT SLOWLY 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 59/60W THIS EVENING 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
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR 20 KT S
OF 15N E OF 65W AHEAD OF WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 BECOMING N TO NE 10
KT S OF 15N W OF 64W. 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF
70W NW TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
14N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM
11N TO 16N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 S OF
15N MON.
.WED...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND WAVE FRI. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS FRI. SEAS 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR BERMUDA SW TO THE NW
BAHAMAS ALONG 25N THEN W ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA WILL DRIFT N
W OF 75W...WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED...BECOMING N
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE 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 TO 72W 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. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
SE SWELL BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 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 NE TO E THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NW
OF FRONT N OF 28N NE TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
NW OF FRONT S OF 28N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT TO 8
FT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S OF 25N E OF

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