000 FZNT26 KNHC 170315 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CONTINUES ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ADJACENT S GULF OF MEXICO AND W CARIBBEAN WITH A LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 20.5N86W. THE BROAD CIRCULATION WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH TUE WHILE THE LOW PRES CENTER MEANDERS N-NW. 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 60W THIS EVENING MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT 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 66W AHEAD OF WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 11N TO 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 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 JUST SE OF BERMUDA SW ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS ALONG 25N THEN W ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA WILL DRIFT N ACROSS W PORTIONS...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 CENTRAL CUBA THROUGH FRI. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 28N... .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 EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W...THEN BECOMING 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 FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$